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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 am Monday 04 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pescaderos today?
The current surf forecast for Pescaderos at 2PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pescaderos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
97 | 98 | 188 | 183 | 233 | 180 | 173 | 164 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 111 | 84 | 109 | 118 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 112 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:23PM1.38m | 11:21PM1.99m | 2:39PM1.34m | 11:56PM1.91m | 4:55PM1.36m | 00:36AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM0.34m | 4:55PM1.24m | 7:12AM0.40m | 5:15PM1.30m | 8:06AM0.47m | 5:14PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | 7:47 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 |
 kJ | 45 | 86 | 188 | 183 | 233 | 180 | 173 | 154 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 111 | 84 | 85 | 82 | 17 | 119 | 119 | 112 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 97 | 43 | 99 | 65 | 35 | 60 | 59 | 164 | 66 | 49 | 84 | 84 | 4 | 109 | 118 | 119 | 11 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SW 21 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 72 | 98 | 8 | 34 | 41 | 41 | 69 | 2 | 76 | 77 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 56 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | SSE 2 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 52 | 66 | 40 | 27 | 25 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 28 | 40 | 37 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 35 | 839 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 263 | 342 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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