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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 4 pm Sunday 03 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 8PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 03). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 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. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
70 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 66 | 100 | 97 | 98 | 188 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 173 | 164 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 109 | 118 | 119 | 119 | 119 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.44m | 10:48PM2.05m | 1:23PM1.38m | 11:21PM1.99m | 2:39PM1.34m | 11:56PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM1.17m | 6:24AM0.34m | 4:55PM1.24m | 7:12AM0.40m | 5:15PM1.30m | 8:06AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 70 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 46 | 66 | 65 | 86 | 188 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 173 | 154 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 85 | 82 | 17 | 11 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 |
| kJ | 47 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 100 | 97 | 43 | 99 | 65 | 35 | 60 | 59 | 164 | 66 | 49 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 109 | 118 | 119 | 119 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 42 | 42 | 72 | 98 | 8 | 34 | 41 | 41 | 69 | 2 | 76 | 77 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 56 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 64 | 36 | 40 | 25 | 21 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 344 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 342 | 311 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
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