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Pescaderos surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.3° 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 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pescaderos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 77 | 123 | 229 | 207 | 253 | 339 | 344 | 339 | 422 | 463 | 469 | 463 | 451 | 417 | 405 | 400 | 321 | 307 | 257 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 147 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:50AM 1.73 | 2:45PM 1.51 | 4:32AM 1.82 | 4:17PM 1.38 | 5:08AM 1.89 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:36PM 0.45 | 9:41AM 1.13 | 9:25PM 0.62 | 11:05AM 0.96 | 10:10PM 0.77 | 12:06PM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
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