Pescaderos surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 07 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
16.2° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pescaderos today?

The current surf forecast for Pescaderos at 1AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.4
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.4
S
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1
WNW
1
W
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141461818876131616161619209916171818181815
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9191142889015111472546612712765148127189165127202276276276276110
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
W
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
W
10
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
30
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
5
SE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07AM
1.77
2:13AM
1.69
8:16PM
1.45
3:49AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
0.62
11:14AM
0.60
10:00PM
1.44
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:37-------6:35-------6:35-
Sunset-7:23-------7:24-------7:25------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C222219181817192526262019181819232322181716151617
Feels °C (?)212117161615172324221616151517211917151515151517
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