Pescaderos Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Santa Barbara, USA)

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Pescaderos Surf Guide

Pescaderos in Santa Barbara is a reasonably exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of the strong rips here.

Pescaderos Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	15.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pescaderos:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pescaderos occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Pescaderos (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Pescaderos with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 56% of the time in April while 5% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 39% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

56%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

39%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Pescaderos Location Map

Interactive Pescaderos surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Pescaderos is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 75 km (47 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pescaderos is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG), also in USA, 75 km (47 miles) away.

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Pescaderos Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 01:06 Local Time

m, °C	Mon		Tue
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	17
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Pescaderos

Current tide and informaton

For Isla Vista, 1 km from Pescaderos.

Next High Water: 02:39pm | 1.34m

Next Low Water: 07:12am | 0.4m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Pescaderos Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.0 °C) at Pescaderos is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (17.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite