Secret spot?We can hide it! Isla Vista Surf Forecast / California – Santa Barbara / USA6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 15 pm Wednesday 15 Feb 2012Isla Vista surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Largest waves (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | ||||||
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| Max-energy | 1921 | 693 | 1087 | 874 | 578 | 479 | 362 | 499 | 647 | 2002 | 3116 | 3219 | 2913 | 2079 | 1342 | 1224 | 880 | 543 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | cross- off |
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glass | cross | cross- off |
cross | cross | cross- off |
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Isla Vista blow from the NE
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High Tide / height (m) |
6:02PM 0.88 |
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4:43AM 1.62 |
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7:05PM 0.98 |
5:48AM 1.67 |
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7:48PM 1.08 |
6:43AM 1.72 |
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8:24PM 1.16 |
7:32AM 1.73 |
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8:56PM 1.22 |
8:15AM 1.70 |
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9:26PM 1.27 |
8:56AM 1.63 |
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10:00PM 0.69 |
12:16PM -0.14 |
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11:24PM 0.66 |
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1:06PM -0.23 |
12:28AM 0.58 |
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1:48PM -0.28 |
1:19AM 0.49 |
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2:24PM -0.27 |
2:04AM 0.41 |
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2:58PM -0.22 |
2:45AM 0.35 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Santa Barbara, Pacific Ocean, California which is 17 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Isla Vista. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph. |
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Today's Isla Vista sea temperature is 12.9 °C (Statistics for 15 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 13.7 max: 15.2 min: 11.8 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Mostly dry Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night) Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu morning) | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night) Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 13 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 16 | ||||||
| Low °C | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 10 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 16 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | 6:37 | ||||||
| Sunset | 17:42 | - | - | 17:43 | - | - | 17:44 | - | - | 17:45 | - | - | 17:45 | - | - | 17:46 | - | - | ||||||
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Free Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Isla Vista surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site…. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Isla Vista at:
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Information about the Isla Vista Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Isla Vista provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Isla Vista can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Isla Vista surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Isla Vista) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Isla Vista may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Isla Vista is 1 km (1 miles) from Isla Vista. If you plan a vacation in Santa Barbara, look for hotels and other accommodation in Isla Vista. Isla Vista has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
