Pescaderos surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 09 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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pescaderos today?

The current surf forecast for Pescaderos at 12PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Afternoon (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
1
W
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)16202016169171818181815151515161616161515151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6597127104129157202276276276276150146178191258206261171158152110162160
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
1.69
8:16PM
1.45
3:49AM
1.65
7:53PM
1.50
5:13AM
1.67
7:57PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.60
10:00PM
1.44
12:09PM
0.55
11:56PM
1.36
12:49PM
0.50
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:33-----
Sunset-----7:25-------7:27-------7:27--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------1--------112
Temp. °C191819222322191716151617181715141313141616151414
Feels °C (?)171618212018171515151616171615141313131414131212
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