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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 am Tuesday 26 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pescaderos today?
The current surf forecast for Pescaderos at 11AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (26 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
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 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 20 | SSW 14 | WNW 18 | |
164 | 162 | 166 | 246 | 243 | 240 | 370 | 418 | 362 | 372 | 260 | 506 | 454 | 589 | 494 | 355 | 293 | 288 | 217 | 105 | 105 | 121 | 104 | 211 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:33AM1.47m | 7:29PM2.03m | 8:33AM1.46m | 7:56PM2.08m | 9:25AM1.46m | 8:23PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.67m | 12:57PM0.82m | 2:27AM0.51m | 1:31PM0.93m | 3:05AM0.38m | 2:04PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 7 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 164 | 162 | 166 | 246 | 243 | 240 | 237 | 174 | 167 | 163 | 160 | 506 | 160 | 158 | 113 | 355 | 293 | 288 | 217 | 79 | 31 | 121 | 104 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 17 | NW 16 | W 18 | NW 15 | S 9 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | W 6 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 67 | 66 | 64 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 99 | 121 | 160 | 2 | 2 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 31 | 79 | 105 | 21 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | W 19 | W 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 12 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | W 24 | NW 22 | WNW 22 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 20 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 81 | 78 | 71 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 20 | 45 | 105 | 105 | 97 | 45 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 32 | 22 | 34 | 72 | 207 | 370 | 418 | 362 | 372 | 260 | 14 | 454 | 589 | 494 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 87 | 1592 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 464 | 342 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 141 | 135 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
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