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Campus Point Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Campus Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.5°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 9PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Campus Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 16 | |
125 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 118 | 108 | 100 | 86 | 79 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 83 | 84 | 55 | 113 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 109 | 113 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.55m | 4:02AM1.84m | 6:46PM1.67m | 5:27AM1.78m | 7:20PM1.78m | 6:39AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM1.31m | 11:37AM0.34m | 11:56PM1.17m | 12:29PM0.39m | 1:03AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | S 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 16 |
 kJ | 38 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 102 | 108 | 100 | 86 | 65 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 83 | 84 | 55 | 113 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 109 | 113 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NW 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 125 | 51 | 75 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 55 | 55 | 29 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 17 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | W 16 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | W 18 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 42 | 57 | 42 | 66 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 56 | 109 | 126 | 118 | 83 | 91 | — | 79 | 106 | 131 | 77 | 55 | 41 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 343 | 343 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
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