Pescaderos surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pescaderos today?

The current surf forecast for Pescaderos at 12PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
1.2
WNW
0.5
S
0.5
S
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
0.4
SW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.4
S
0.4
S
2.2
WNW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)15151515141414141414614146618776131361616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11211011010910710610410197132100929130938280158136110545435091127
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
1.93
2:33PM
1.29
12:25AM
1.85
1:07AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
0.53
5:36PM
1.22
8:36AM
0.59
9:57AM
0.62
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise--6:39-------6:37-------6:37-----
Sunset-----7:23-------7:23-------7:24--
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818222324181717161823232419191817182527252017
Feels °C (?)171516191919141415141721212115151514152122191613
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