Pescaderos surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Pescaderos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pescaderos sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pescaderos today?

The current surf forecast for Pescaderos at 3AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Afternoon (12 Jan)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Pescaderos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)202018181717161616161615151414141313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)160304490729867129912091016950827817756610697549527482378372367303294280263
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
SSE
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
1.20
4:46AM
1.88
7:20PM
1.26
5:29AM
1.93
8:13PM
1.33
6:11AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
1.09
12:35PM
0.61
10:36PM
1.18
1:17PM
0.47
11:36PM
1.22
1:54PM
0.36
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----7:05-------7:05-------7:05--
Sunset-------5:08-------5:09-------5:10
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171616161519212018171716162122211818171818222324
Feels °C (?)151414131217181816151413131920181616141415202022
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Pescaderos surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest