Goleta · Santa Barbara County · California
Depressions Surf Report & Forecast, Goleta, California
Depressions, Goleta, California: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 1.9 ft at 15 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 5 mph onshore wind from the west-southwest. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is -0.1 ft at 3:53 pm.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 1.9 ft · 15 s · WSW
- Wind
- 5 mph (WSW)onshore
- Tide
- 3.6 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 3:53 pm
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 77°Ffeels like 73°F
- Sun
- rise 6:27 amset 4:59 pm
Depressions surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Depressions: 5 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Depressions: 8 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 5.0 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 5.9 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 4.9 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 11 | 3.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 2.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | -0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 4.6 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 5.5 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 9 | 6.2 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 9 | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 10 | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (S) | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Good | calm | 4.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 2.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | -0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.0 ft |
Depressions waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Depressions arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 2.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 206 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 59% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Depressions surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 8 days at Depressions: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 4–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 2–4 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–4 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Depressions are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 16 s · WSW | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.4 ft · 13 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 9 | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2 ft | Fair | 1.7 ft · 13 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 4 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 9 | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–3 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 13 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 12 | 8 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.5 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 2–4 ft | Good | 3.3 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 10 | 8 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.5 ft · 17 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 12 | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–7 ft | Great | 4.0 ft · 15 s · WSW | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 21 | 15 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 26 | 10 am |
Depressions tide chart and tide times
Tides at Depressions today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.7 ft at 2:17 am, high 6.6 ft at 8:36 am, low -0.1 ft at 3:53 pm and high 4.3 ft at 10:21 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.6 ft and falling.
Depressions tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:17 amHigh 6.6 ft at 8:36 amLow -0.1 ft at 3:53 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 10:21 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:50 amHigh 6.5 ft at 9:04 amLow -0.1 ft at 4:25 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 11:06 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:15 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:32 amLow 0.1 ft at 5:10 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 3.7 ft at 12:10 amLow 3.2 ft at 3:31 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:05 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:55 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.8 ft at 1:18 amLow 3.6 ft at 3:52 amHigh 5.8 ft at 10:42 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:46 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.9 ft at 3 amLow 3.9 ft at 4:29 amHigh 5.5 ft at 11:22 amLow 1.0 ft at 7:43 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.0 ft at 4:18 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:40 amHigh 5.0 ft at 12:12 pmLow 1.0 ft at 8:37 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.1 ft at 4:53 amLow 3.9 ft at 8:14 amHigh 4.5 ft at 1:25 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:27 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.4 ft at 5:10 amLow 3.5 ft at 10:13 amHigh 4.2 ft at 2:51 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Depressions water temperature
The water temperature at Depressions is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 73°F and a 5 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 72 and 74°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Depressions
- Campus Point0.9 mi E · 1–2 ft · Good
- Devereux1.1 mi W · 3 ft · Great
- Coal Oil Point1.3 mi W · 3 ft · Good
- Sands Beach1.6 mi W · 3–4 ft · Good
- Goleta Beach1.6 mi ENE · 1–2 ft · Fair
- Ellwood1.9 mi WNW · 3 ft · Good
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About Depressions
Depressions is a reef break in Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, facing south-southwest.
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