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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 am Monday 11 May 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
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 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | |
195 | 167 | 131 | 133 | 201 | 198 | 140 | 140 | 172 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 133 | 130 | 128 | 115 | 108 | 105 | 104 | 152 | 195 | 387 | 172 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:30AM1.55m | 6:59PM1.79m | 6:40AM1.55m | 7:20PM1.94m | 7:44AM1.56m | 7:47PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM1.14m | 12:08PM0.61m | 1:09AM0.91m | 12:43PM0.66m | 1:53AM0.66m | 1:19PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 13 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 195 | 167 | 131 | 133 | 112 | 119 | 137 | 140 | 135 | 128 | 126 | 128 | 128 | 133 | 130 | 128 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 152 | 195 | 92 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 124 | 124 | 124 | 125 | 201 | 198 | 140 | 131 | 172 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 121 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 108 | 105 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 30 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 20 | S 19 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 53 | 47 | 81 | 81 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 387 | 172 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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