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Wind, waves, weather & tide forecast Alternator (Santa Barbara)

316.07°
5 kts
Northwest
4.58%
15 °C
Sky clear
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Last update: 03:36 local time / Next update: 09:49 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Tuesday, May 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
302.52°
4
5
90.82%
14
1015
253.5°
0.7
13
Ebbing tide
1.1
02h
302.52°
2 m/s
max 3
90.82%
14 °C
1015 hPa
253.5°
0.7 m
13 s
Ebbing tide
1.1 m
05h
316.22°
5
6
48.21%
13
1014
253.62°
0.7
13
Ebbing tide
0.2
05h
316.22°
3 m/s
max 3
48.21%
13 °C
1014 hPa
253.62°
0.7 m
13 s
Ebbing tide
0.2 m
08h
316.07°
5
6
4.58%
15
1014
257.25°
0.7
13
Low tide
07:05
0
08h
316.07°
2 m/s
max 3
4.58%
15 °C
1014 hPa
257.25°
0.7 m
13 s
Low tide
07:05
0 m
11h
250.28°
7
9
40.81%
20
1014
263.25°
0.8
13
Rising tide
0.6
11h
250.28°
4 m/s
max 5
40.81%
20 °C
1014 hPa
263.25°
0.8 m
13 s
Rising tide
0.6 m
14h
237.47°
9
11
99.84%
19
1014
267°
1.2
9
High tide
14:17
0.9
14h
237.47°
4 m/s
max 6
99.84%
19 °C
1014 hPa
267°
1.2 m
9 s
High tide
14:17
0.9 m
17h
264.21°
10
13
78.62%
20
1013
273.5°
1.6
4
Low tide
17:01
0.8
17h
264.21°
5 m/s
max 7
78.62%
20 °C
1013 hPa
273.5°
1.6 m
4 s
Low tide
17:01
0.8 m
20h
309.07°
7
11
3.31%
16
1014
281.25°
1.5
4
Rising tide
1.1
20h
309.07°
4 m/s
max 5
3.31%
16 °C
1014 hPa
281.25°
1.5 m
4 s
Rising tide
1.1 m
23h
12.66°
4
4
7.52%
14
1016
274°
1
7
High tide
23:50
1.5
23h
12.66°
2 m/s
max 2
7.52%
14 °C
1016 hPa
274°
1 m
7 s
High tide
23:50
1.5 m

Wednesday, May 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
32.7°
4
4
0.34%
14
1017
231.62°
0.8
14
Ebbing tide
1.3
02h
32.7°
2 m/s
max 2
0.34%
14 °C
1017 hPa
231.62°
0.8 m
14 s
Ebbing tide
1.3 m
05h
29.05°
3
3
0.29%
13
1017
219.38°
0.7
15
Ebbing tide
0.5
05h
29.05°
2 m/s
max 2
0.29%
13 °C
1017 hPa
219.38°
0.7 m
15 s
Ebbing tide
0.5 m
08h
144.2°
1
2
0.05%
17
1019
218.75°
0.7
16
Low tide
07:58
0
08h
144.2°
1 m/s
max 1
0.05%
17 °C
1019 hPa
218.75°
0.7 m
16 s
Low tide
07:58
0 m
11h
200.9°
5
5
0.05%
20
1019
220.5°
0.7
15
Rising tide
0.4
11h
200.9°
2 m/s
max 2
0.05%
20 °C
1019 hPa
220.5°
0.7 m
15 s
Rising tide
0.4 m
14h
212.18°
6
6
3.16%
20
1019
229.88°
0.6
14
Rising tide
0.8
14h
212.18°
3 m/s
max 3
3.16%
20 °C
1019 hPa
229.88°
0.6 m
14 s
Rising tide
0.8 m
17h
240.09°
6
8
3.35%
20
1017
223.5°
0.6
14
High tide
15:58
0.9
17h
240.09°
3 m/s
max 4
3.35%
20 °C
1017 hPa
223.5°
0.6 m
14 s
High tide
15:58
0.9 m
20h
317.45°
4
6
0.05%
17
1017
224.88°
0.7
14
Rising tide
1
20h
317.45°
2 m/s
max 3
0.05%
17 °C
1017 hPa
224.88°
0.7 m
14 s
Rising tide
1 m
23h
346.99°
3
4
0.05%
17
1017
232.75°
0.8
14
Rising tide
1.3
23h
346.99°
2 m/s
max 2
0.05%
17 °C
1017 hPa
232.75°
0.8 m
14 s
Rising tide
1.3 m

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