What are the current surf conditions at Pescaderos?

Pescaderos 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 Pescaderos?

The best time to surf Pescaderos 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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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

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PERIOD

12s

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5kt

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AIR TEMP

24°C

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Good surfing conditions. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 12s ground swell with glassy conditions Note: winds from NNW 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

GOOD12 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	GOOD	0.7ft	10s	W	6kt	WNW	7kt	28°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	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	FAIR	1ft	11s	SW	9kt	NNW	10kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	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

GOOD3 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	GOOD	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	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	7s	W	8kt	NNW	10kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	W	7kt	NNW	9kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	W	7kt	N	8kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	7s	W	6kt	N	6kt	15°C	18°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

GOOD3 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	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	W	7kt	N	6kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	7s	W	7kt	N	6kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	7s	W	7kt	N	6kt	15°C	18°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	EXCELLENT	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	18°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	17°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	16°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

GOOD15 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	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	13s	WSW	7kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	12s	WSW	7kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	12s	WSW	7kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	12s	WSW	7kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	WSW	7kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	WSW	6kt	NNW	8kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	W	6kt	NNW	7kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	W	6kt	NNW	7kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	W	5kt	NW	6kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	W	5kt	NW	6kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	W	5kt	WNW	5kt	22°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	10s	W	7kt	W	6kt	23°C	16°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	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	13s	W	10kt	WSW	9kt	23°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	13s	W	10kt	W	10kt	22°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	12s	W	10kt	W	11kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	W	9kt	W	11kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	W	7kt	W	11kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	W	6kt	W	11kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	W	5kt	NW	8kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	W	3kt	NNW	5kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	W	2kt	N	2kt	12°C	16°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	16°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	7s	W	2kt	ENE	2kt	12°C	16°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	7s	W	2kt	ESE	2kt	12°C	16°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	3kt	ESE	4kt	12°C	16°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	4kt	ESE	6kt	12°C	16°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	ESE	7kt	11°C	16°C	0.6mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	ESE	7kt	12°C	16°C	0.7mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	ESE	8kt	13°C	16°C	0.8mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	ESE	8kt	13°C	16°C	0.8mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	SE	8kt	14°C	16°C	0.8mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	SE	8kt	15°C	16°C	0.7mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	6kt	SSE	8kt	16°C	16°C	0.7mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	WSW	6kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	16°C	0.7mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	10s	WSW	5kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	16°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	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	N	3kt	9°C	16°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

Pescaderos in Santa Barbara is a reasonably exposed beach break with consistent surf year-round. It works best with groundswells from the west-southwest and offshore winds from the north-northwest. Waves break both left and right and are typically best around low tide. The surf is most consistently clean during winter, especially in April, when rideable swells combine with favorable wind conditions. While it can get crowded, surfers should be cautious of strong rip currents.

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 DirectionNNW

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