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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 Saturday 09 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 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
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 24°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 19 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | |
130 | 184 | 162 | 216 | 211 | 162 | 123 | 150 | 116 | 202 | 198 | 173 | 160 | 128 | 201 | 198 | 130 | 140 | 172 | 128 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.56m | 4:09AM1.57m | 6:43PM1.66m | 5:30AM1.55m | 6:59PM1.79m | 6:40AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM1.32m | 11:32AM0.58m | 00:21AM1.14m | 12:08PM0.61m | 1:09AM0.91m | 12:43PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 19 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 67 | 184 | 162 | 216 | 211 | 162 | 123 | 118 | 92 | 202 | 198 | 173 | 160 | 128 | 131 | 150 | 130 | 140 | 135 | 128 | 126 | 128 | 130 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 118 | 173 | 161 | 121 | 180 | 64 | 87 | 83 | 73 | 169 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 125 | 201 | 198 | 122 | 131 | 172 | 121 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 34 | 48 | 70 | 79 | 120 | 150 | 116 | 9 | 53 | 47 | 81 | 81 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 130 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 311 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 75 | 75 |
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