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Santa Clause Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Santa Clause surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Santa Clause surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Clause sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Santa Clause today?
The current surf forecast for Santa Clause at 11AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Santa Clause. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | |
65 | 72 | 49 | 54 | 54 | 119 | 163 | 98 | 60 | 95 | 95 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:16PM2.02m | 2:28PM1.36m | 11:51PM1.94m | 4:37PM1.37m | 00:31AM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.41m | 5:10PM1.31m | 7:59AM0.48m | 5:08PM1.37m | 8:58AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | SW 17 | W 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 39 | 72 | 7 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 104 | 59 | 27 | 13 | 95 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 50 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 65 | 35 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 95 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 43 | 119 | 163 | 98 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 36 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 46 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 358 | 358 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 125 | 125 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 125 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
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