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The Hut - Paradise Cove surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 PDT
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The Hut - Paradise Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Hut - Paradise Cove sea temperature is
16.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Hut - Paradise Cove this week:

The surf forecast for The Hut - Paradise Cove over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 14) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Hut - Paradise Cove in the next 12 days are 0.8m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 16) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Sun 14th Sep)3ft (0.9m) 12s
Best Surf 8AM (Sun 14th Sep)3ft (0.9m) 12s
Most Powerful 8PM (Tue 16th Sep)2.5ft (0.8m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Hut - Paradise Cove over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.6
SW
1.3
WNW
0.7
WNW
1
WNW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)12147111118181716161515141410101010131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1961551621092182892762583342482262202142082721781781221115857
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
W
10
WNW
0
N
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglassononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglassononcross-
on		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
2.00
7:27AM
1.47
5:19PM
1.99
8:12AM
1.56
6:33PM
2.02
8:47AM
1.64
7:33PM
2.05
9:16AM
1.71
8:24PM
2.05
9:42AM
1.78
9:10PM
2.03
10:06AM
1.84
9:52PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
1.30
12:01AM
0.34
11:06AM
1.32
1:06AM
0.29
12:35PM
1.24
1:57AM
0.25
1:38PM
1.12
2:40AM
0.25
2:28PM
0.99
3:15AM
0.30
3:12PM
0.86
3:46AM
0.37
3:52PM
0.75
4:14AM
0.48
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise6:43--6:45--6:46--6:46--6:47--6:48--6:48--
Sunset-7:10--7:08--7:07--7:07--7:05--7:04--7:01-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191917201918232120201918192017191916181815
Feels °C (?)181717201819222019191718172018191816171614
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Barbara

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at The Hut - Paradise Cove (light winds from the SSE at Santa Maria Airport 20 km from The Hut - Paradise Cove). 1.2m 6s windswell from the WNW with a 0.8m 13s groundswell, also from the WNW and a 0.4m 13s groundswell, also from the SW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    2 hours 42 minutes ago The Hut - Paradise Cove
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20 km away, 2 h 42 min ago

7 km/h
SSE
0.0
16.0
Air / Water (°C)
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Information about the The Hut - Paradise Cove Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for The Hut - Paradise Cove provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at The Hut - Paradise Cove can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Hut - Paradise Cove 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 (The Hut - Paradise Cove) 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 The Hut - Paradise Cove 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.

The Hut - Paradise Cove is 21 km (13 miles) from Santa Maria. If you plan a vacation in Santa Barbara, look for hotels and other accommodation in Santa Maria. Santa Maria has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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