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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 19 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
14.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pescaderos today?
The current surf forecast for Pescaderos at 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
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 25°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | |
146 | 140 | 325 | 321 | 207 | 154 | 195 | 192 | 111 | 109 | 98 | 184 | 148 | 94 | 145 | 153 | 183 | 173 | 80 | 109 | 152 | 109 | 91 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:06AM2.27m | 3:02PM1.51m | 1:07AM2.10m | 4:09PM1.58m | 2:18AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM1.21m | 7:51AM0.06m | 6:58PM1.27m | 8:52AM0.17m | 8:33PM1.28m | 9:51AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 84 | 107 | 325 | 321 | 207 | 154 | 195 | 192 | 111 | 109 | 98 | 94 | 14 | 94 | 145 | 153 | 76 | 107 | 79 | 68 | 121 | 91 | 91 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WNW 14 | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 140 | 32 | 117 | 117 | 9 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 96 | 184 | 94 | 11 | 56 | 107 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 109 | 152 | 109 | 78 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 41 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 64 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 56 | 56 | 148 | 56 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 80 | 52 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 10 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 4 | — | — | WNW 12 | W 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 146 | 4 | 8 | 112 | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 13 | — | — | 123 | 5 | 183 | 173 | 12 | 13 | 9 | — | — | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 356 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 1 |
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