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Depressions currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Depressions?

The best time to surf Depressions is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌊 SWELL

0.9
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HEIGHT

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PERIOD

12s

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WIND GUSTS

5kt

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AIR TEMP

24°C

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0.5ft @
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Good surfing conditions. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 12s ground swell with glassy conditions Note: winds from NE would be better.

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Sunday

Apr 5

GOOD20 good hours

🌊 0.8-1.1ft 💨 4-6kt 🌡️ 15-28°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	8s	W	6kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	8s	W	6kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	8s	W	6kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	10s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	WSW	5kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	13s	WSW	4kt	NNE	4kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	12s	WSW	4kt	NNE	3kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	W	4kt	NNE	3kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	10s	W	4kt	NE	3kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	WSW	4kt	E	4kt	22°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	12s	WSW	4kt	SE	5kt	24°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	13s	WSW	4kt	SSW	5kt	27°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	13s	WSW	4kt	S	5kt	27°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	13s	WSW	4kt	S	6kt	27°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	13s	WSW	4kt	S	6kt	28°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	12s	WSW	4kt	S	5kt	27°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	WSW	4kt	SSW	4kt	26°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	W	4kt	SSW	4kt	26°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	W	4kt	WSW	3kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	W	4kt	NW	3kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	7s	W	4kt	N	3kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	7s	W	4kt	N	4kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	7s	W	5kt	N	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	7s	W	6kt	N	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

FAIR10 good hours

🌊 0.7-1.4ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 12-28°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	7s	W	5kt	N	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	7s	W	5kt	N	4kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	7s	W	5kt	N	4kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	7s	W	5kt	N	4kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	7s	W	4kt	N	3kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	7s	W	4kt	N	3kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	W	4kt	N	3kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	W	3kt	N	3kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	6s	W	3kt	N	3kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	7s	W	3kt	NW	3kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	7s	W	4kt	W	3kt	22°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	7s	W	4kt	WSW	3kt	25°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	W	5kt	WSW	4kt	26°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	W	5kt	W	5kt	27°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	W	6kt	WNW	7kt	28°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	WSW	7kt	WNW	8kt	27°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	SW	8kt	NW	9kt	26°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	SSW	9kt	NW	11kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	11s	SW	9kt	NNW	10kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	11s	SW	8kt	NNW	10kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	11s	WSW	8kt	NNW	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	WSW	8kt	NNW	10kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	WSW	8kt	N	9kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	WSW	8kt	N	9kt	12°C	17°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

GOOD2 excellent hours

🌊 1.0-2.7ft 💨 2-11kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	10s	WSW	7kt	N	8kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	W	7kt	N	7kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	8s	W	6kt	N	6kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	7s	W	6kt	N	5kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	6s	W	5kt	N	5kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	W	5kt	N	4kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	W	5kt	N	4kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	W	4kt	N	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	6s	W	4kt	N	5kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	W	4kt	NNW	6kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	3kt	WNW	6kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	3kt	W	7kt	27°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	W	3kt	WSW	8kt	28°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	6s	W	2kt	SW	9kt	28°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	6s	W	2kt	SW	9kt	29°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	W	5kt	WSW	12kt	28°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	7s	W	8kt	W	15kt	27°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	W	11kt	NW	18kt	26°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	W	10kt	NW	15kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	W	9kt	NNW	13kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	W	8kt	NNW	10kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	W	7kt	NNW	9kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	W	7kt	N	8kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	7s	W	6kt	N	6kt	15°C	17°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

GOOD2 excellent hours

🌊 0.4-2.9ft 💨 6-16kt 🌡️ 13-30°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	7s	W	6kt	N	6kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	W	7kt	N	6kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	7s	W	7kt	N	6kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	7s	W	7kt	N	6kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	6s	W	6kt	N	6kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	6s	W	6kt	N	6kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	6s	W	6kt	N	6kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	5s	W	6kt	N	7kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	5s	W	6kt	N	7kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	7s	W	6kt	NNW	10kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	9s	W	7kt	NNW	13kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	W	8kt	NW	16kt	27°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	WSW	10kt	NW	16kt	28°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	WSW	13kt	NW	17kt	29°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	SW	16kt	NW	17kt	30°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	12s	SW	14kt	NW	18kt	27°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	13s	SW	13kt	NW	19kt	25°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	14s	SW	11kt	NW	21kt	23°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	14s	SW	10kt	NW	19kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	13s	SW	9kt	NNW	18kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	13s	WSW	8kt	NNW	16kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	13s	WSW	8kt	NNW	14kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	13s	WSW	8kt	NNW	12kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	14s	WSW	8kt	NNW	10kt	13°C	15°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

GOOD14 good hours

🌊 0.6-1.5ft 💨 2-10kt 🌡️ 12-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	13s	WSW	7kt	NNW	10kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	13s	WSW	7kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	12s	WSW	7kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	12s	WSW	7kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	12s	WSW	7kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	WSW	7kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	WSW	6kt	NNW	8kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	W	6kt	NNW	7kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	W	6kt	NNW	7kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	W	5kt	NW	6kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	W	5kt	NW	6kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	W	5kt	WNW	5kt	22°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	W	7kt	W	6kt	23°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	W	8kt	W	7kt	24°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	13s	W	10kt	WSW	9kt	24°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	13s	W	10kt	WSW	9kt	23°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	13s	W	10kt	W	10kt	22°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	12s	W	10kt	W	11kt	21°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	W	9kt	W	11kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	W	7kt	W	11kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	W	6kt	W	11kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	W	5kt	NW	8kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	W	3kt	NNW	5kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	W	2kt	N	2kt	12°C	15°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

GOOD18 good hours

🌊 1.2-1.4ft 💨 2-6kt 🌡️ 10-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	W	2kt	NE	2kt	12°C	15°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	7s	W	2kt	ENE	2kt	12°C	15°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	7s	W	2kt	ESE	2kt	12°C	15°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	3kt	ESE	4kt	12°C	15°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	4kt	ESE	6kt	12°C	15°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	ESE	7kt	11°C	15°C	0.6mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	ESE	7kt	12°C	15°C	0.7mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	ESE	8kt	13°C	15°C	0.8mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	ESE	8kt	13°C	15°C	0.8mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	SE	8kt	14°C	15°C	0.8mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	SE	8kt	15°C	15°C	0.7mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	6kt	SSE	8kt	16°C	15°C	0.7mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	WSW	6kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	15°C	0.7mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	10s	WSW	5kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	15°C	0.7mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	WSW	5kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	16°C	0.7mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	10s	WSW	5kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	16°C	0.7mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	WSW	5kt	SSE	7kt	17°C	16°C	0.6mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	S	7kt	17°C	16°C	0.6mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	4kt	S	5kt	15°C	16°C	0.4mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	8s	W	3kt	SSE	4kt	13°C	16°C	0.3mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	8s	W	2kt	SSE	2kt	11°C	16°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	8s	W	2kt	ESE	2kt	11°C	16°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	W	2kt	ENE	2kt	11°C	16°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	W	2kt	NNE	2kt	10°C	16°C	0.1mm

Saturday

Apr 11

GOOD14 good hours

🌊 0.6-1.3ft 💨 2-11kt 🌡️ 9-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	NE	2kt	10°C	16°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	NE	2kt	10°C	16°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	NE	3kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	NE	3kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	N	3kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	N	2kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	2kt	N	2kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	2kt	N	2kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	NW	3kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	7s	W	3kt	W	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	7s	W	4kt	SW	4kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	WSW	5kt	SW	6kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	12s	WSW	6kt	SW	7kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	14s	WSW	6kt	SW	8kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	14s	WSW	8kt	WSW	9kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	14s	WSW	9kt	W	10kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	14s	WSW	11kt	WNW	11kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	14s	WSW	9kt	NW	10kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	14s	SW	8kt	NW	9kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	0.6ft	14s	SW	7kt	NNW	9kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	13s	WSW	6kt	NNW	8kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	WSW	6kt	NNW	7kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	W	6kt	NNW	7kt	9°C	16°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.0ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:3-9kt NNE

Water Temperature:16-17°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Depressions in Santa Barbara is a reasonably exposed beach break with fairly consistent surf year-round. It works best with offshore winds from the northeast and receives waves equally from local windswells and distant groundswells, favoring a swell direction from the west-southwest. The break offers both left and right-hand waves and performs best around mid tide. It can sometimes get crowded, and surfers should be cautious of strong rips. The best conditions occur when a west-southwest swell combines with offshore winds from the northeast, with January being the prime month for consistent clean waves.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionWSW

Ideal Wind DirectionNE

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