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Pescaderos Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Pescaderos surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pescaderos today?
The current surf forecast for Pescaderos at 1AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pescaderos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
84 | 109 | 137 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 112 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 96 | 86 | 82 | 48 | 169 | 146 | 121 | 114 | 130 | 167 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:56PM1.91m | 4:55PM1.36m | 00:36AM1.82m | 1:29AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM1.30m | 8:06AM0.47m | 5:14PM1.36m | 9:04AM0.51m | 10:01AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 |
 kJ | 84 | 85 | 137 | 12 | 119 | 119 | 112 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 53 | 35 | 36 | 86 | 82 | 48 | 81 | 79 | 121 | 114 | 130 | 167 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 109 | 82 | 119 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 80 | 68 | 96 | 51 | 51 | 13 | 46 | 27 | 78 | 69 | 33 | 33 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSE 12 | SW 21 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 37 | 80 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 100 | 50 | 27 | 16 | 8 | — | 5 | 12 | 45 | 70 | 64 | 58 | — | 42 | 48 | 64 | 165 | 169 | 146 | 120 | — | — | — | 212 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 342 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
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