Campus Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Santa Barbara, USA)

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Campus Point Surf Guide

Campus Point in Santa Barbara is a fairly exposed point break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year.. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. Best around low tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Beware of rips and rocks.

Campus Point Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	2	fairly consistent	15.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Campus Point:

The best conditions reported for surf at Campus Point occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Campus Point (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Campus Point with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 58% of the time in February while 13% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 29% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

58%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

13%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

29%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Campus Point Location Map

Interactive Campus Point surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Campus Point is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 74 km (46 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Campus Point is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG), also in USA, 76 km (47 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Campus Point Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 00:23 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SW	SSW	SW
Period (s)	15	15	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	glass

What does Campus Point look like?

Latest photos from Campus Point. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Steve Leckie

Tides at Campus Point

Current tide and informaton

For Isla Vista, 2 km from Campus Point.

Next High Water: 04:55pm | 1.36m

Next Low Water: 08:06am | 0.47m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Campus Point Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Campus Point is rather cool (15.0 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.