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Surf Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 PDT
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Surf Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Surf Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Surf Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Surf Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
1.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121111111211111199101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13320820820620121720619619921719919829235788211561509169313381230109399011491186
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
0
SW
0
N
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassonononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
2.04
11:38AM
1.76
11:34PM
2.11
12:34PM
1.61
12:10AM
2.13
1:41PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.43
5:19PM
0.71
6:21AM
0.36
5:50PM
0.86
7:18AM
0.34
6:23PM
1.02
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--7:05-------7:05-------7:03-----
Sunset-----7:13-------7:14-------7:15--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121242322181818171819181613141413131516151212
Feels °C (?)20202024222218191818181816141012119911121189
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