Friday, November 13, 2026 | 5:53 AM PST
CDIP Buoys 076 (Diablo Canyon) and 071 (Harvest), along with East Santa Barbara Channel sensors, indicate major incoming swell energy. Due to Point Conception and channel island shadowing, local breaks vary widely: Santa Barbara south-facing beaches are running knee to waist high (1-3 ft), while western exposures like Hollister Ranch and Rincon are seeing solid chest to head high+ sets with powerful walled sections.
Conditions: Overcast skies with developing rain and gale-force coastal winds. Current Temperature: 53°F, Today’s High: 62°F. Wind: South at 22 mph gusting to 32 mph. Strong onshore and southerly cross-winds will persist through the afternoon before clocking west-northwest tonight.
Low Tide: 03:15 AM (1.1 ft)
High Tide: 09:22 AM (5.2 ft)
Low Tide: 03:40 PM (-0.4 ft)
High Tide: 09:50 PM (4.1 ft)
Primary Swell: W 22 ft at 15 seconds from CDIP 076/071 fetch translating through the western window. Secondary Swell: S 5 ft at 9 seconds. Surf trend will escalate rapidly through today and peak tonight into Saturday, bringing extreme heavy double-overhead plus conditions to exposed outer points while inner channel spots remain partially blocked but double in size.
NOAA / NWS HRRR Model Run: 06Z
| TIME | WIND DIRECTION | WIND SPEED |
|---|---|---|
| 06:00 AM | S (Onshore / Cross-shore sweep) | 22 mph |
| 07:00 AM | S (Onshore / Cross-shore sweep) | 25 mph |
| 08:00 AM | SSE (Cross-shore rough) | 27 mph |
| 09:00 AM | SSE (Cross-shore rough) | 28 mph |
| 10:00 AM | S (Onshore / Cross-shore sweep) | 26 mph |
| 11:00 AM | SSW (Onshore choppy) | 24 mph |
| 12:00 PM | SW (Onshore choppy) | 22 mph |
| 01:00 PM | SW (Onshore choppy) | 20 mph |
| 02:00 PM | WSW (Onshore choppy) | 18 mph |
| 03:00 PM | W (Onshore choppy) | 16 mph |
| 04:00 PM | WNW (Onshore) | 15 mph |
| 05:00 PM | NW (Offshore / Cross-offshore west points) | 14 mph |
First light: 06:26 AM
Sunrise: 06:54 AM
Sunset: 05:05 PM
Total darkness: 05:33 PM