Pescaderos surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 PST
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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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pescaderos today?

The current surf forecast for Pescaderos at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
1.3
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
W
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.8
WNW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)1010101099999996181818181716161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)158327122117110868613366473146494949302346464646465041
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
0
ENE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
1.37
4:50AM
2.06
7:39PM
1.48
5:58AM
2.15
8:09PM
1.58
6:54AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
0.36
10:15PM
1.28
12:40PM
0.23
11:45PM
1.20
1:26PM
0.13
12:47AM
1.08
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:30-
Sunset-5:51-------5:52-------5:52------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242419181819192428272321202020262827222221202022
Feels °C (?)232419171718182427262320191919262727222220192022
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