Pescaderos surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 18 Jul 2025 PDT
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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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pescaderos today?

The current surf forecast for Pescaderos at 7PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141514131414131314141313131313131414121312121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1461491461339810496102133117117927110189117109745762457176123
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
NE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
5
NE
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offglassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
2.02
6:29AM
1.25
5:33PM
2.12
8:01AM
1.32
6:30PM
2.22
9:04AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
0.56
10:31AM
1.05
1:19AM
0.35
11:43AM
1.13
2:14AM
0.16
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Sunrise------6:00-------6:01-------6:01-
Sunset--8:09-------8:09-------8:08-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232422191818202323252218171718222222201817171822
Feels °C (?)222321191818202222242017171718222121201817171822
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Barbara

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Pescaderos (moderate winds from the SW at BUOY-NTBC1 16 km from Pescaderos). 0.8m 4s local chop from the W with a 0.4m 12s groundswell from the WSW and a 0.3m 12s groundswell from the S as well as a 0.2m 12s groundswell from the WSW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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21 km/h
SW
17.9
18.0
Air / Water (°C)
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