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Campus Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 PST
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Campus Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Campus Point sea temperature is
15.8° C
 (Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Campus Point today?

The current surf forecast for Campus Point at 7AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Campus Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
W
0.3
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
W
Period(s) (?)12121212121111111111151515141010101091312111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1571151039996666565653855545454333232181731106167209270
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
0
SSE
5
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
N
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		glassonglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
1.95
4:53PM
1.19
3:54AM
2.04
6:46PM
1.26
4:59AM
2.15
7:47PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:38AM
0.66
8:31PM
1.07
11:53AM
0.44
9:56PM
1.17
12:52PM
0.23
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise---7:01-------7:00------6:58-----
Sunset-----5:22-------5:22-------5:23--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414171918151414141317181714151414141821201615
Feels °C (?)13121114161512111010914151311121111111618171311
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