Surf Forecasts:
Pescaderos surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period, WNW swell with 495 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pescaderos this week:
The surf forecast for Pescaderos over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pescaderos in the next 16 days are 1.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pescaderos over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, let’s talk waves for your area. The first few days are going to be a tough watch.
Pescaderos is your only real option, and honestly, it’s not looking pretty. From Friday the 10th through to the start of the following week, we’re talking tiny, weak surf with cross or cross-onshore winds. Friday morning’s got a little 1ft wobble from the WNW, but combined energy’s only moderate at 322, and it’s messy. The water’s a bit warmer than average – about 64°F – but that’s not gonna help you catch a wave. Expect a long gap of pretty much nothing until the middle of next week.
Wednesday the 15th afternoon is your best bet by a mile. We’ve got clean conditions with a 1.6m (about 5ft) swell from the WNW, light offshore-ish winds, and combined energy hitting 416 – that’s solid moderate. The period’s short at 8 seconds, but for a beginner-friendly beach break, that’s actually a good thing; it’ll be fun and won’t close out too hard. Crowds can show up here sometimes, so get out early. That’s the day to have your gear ready.
After that, it trails off. Thursday the 16th has similar size but cross-shore winds. Later in the week, you’ll see some longer period swell (15-18 seconds) but with tiny heights – 0.4m to 0.6m – it won’t do much here. The long period stuff can be too straight for a beach break anyway. Tuesday the 21st afternoon has a little clean 0.6m pulse from the SW with light cross-off wind, but it’s very small.
So, to sum it up: hold out for Wednesday the 15th afternoon. That’s the only real highlight in a pretty flat outlook.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 169 | 167 | 172 | 118 | 152 | 134 | 136 | 104 | 139 | 141 | 68 | 53 | 87 | 109 | 162 | 322 | 188 | 202 | 184 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:35PM2.24m | 9:03AM1.38m | 7:29PM2.37m | 9:53AM1.46m | 8:23PM2.47m | 10:38AM1.52m | 9:15PM2.51m | 11:20AM1.58m | 10:06PM2.48m | 12:03PM1.64m | 10:56PM2.37m | 12:45PM1.70m | 11:46PM2.18m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM1.10m | 2:19AM0.16m | 12:52PM1.13m | 3:08AM-0.01m | 1:54PM1.11m | 3:56AM-0.12m | 2:53PM1.07m | 4:42AM-0.16m | 3:49PM1.03m | 5:26AM-0.12m | 4:46PM0.99m | 6:08AM-0.01m | 5:45PM0.97m | ||||||||
 | |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | S 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 132 | 101 | 111 | 68 | 45 | 152 | 134 | 136 | 104 | 139 | 141 | 46 | 53 | 52 | 103 | 162 | 68 | 97 | 202 | 88 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 12 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | WNW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 118 | 169 | 167 | 172 | 118 | 39 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 43 | 43 | 68 | 26 | 49 | 109 | 77 | 11 | 188 | 89 | 72 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 10 | S 18 | S 19 | S 16 | S 18 | S 14 | S 15 | W 4 | W 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 16 | WNW 20 | S 12 | WNW 19 |
| kJ | 72 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 37 | 67 | 4 | 20 | 59 | 59 | 44 | 15 | 56 | 15 | 15 | 90 | 38 | 11 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 53 | — | 322 | 202 | — | 184 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 150 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Pescaderos surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Pescaderos Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Pescaderos provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Pescaderos can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Pescaderos surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Pescaderos) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Pescaderos may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Pescaderos is 1 km (1 miles) from Isla Vista. If you plan a vacation in Santa Barbara, look for hotels and other accommodation in Isla Vista. Isla Vista has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest