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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 Sunday 17 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
15.1° 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 11PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 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 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
1139 | 1314 | 1430 | 1252 | 1090 | 847 | 669 | 505 | 411 | 325 | 370 | 254 | 206 | 153 | 153 | 164 | 161 | 121 | 106 | 140 | 325 | 316 | 204 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:39AM1.53m | 10:22PM2.46m | 12:43PM1.50m | 11:11PM2.40m | 1:51PM1.49m | 00:06AM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM1.07m | 5:54AM-0.09m | 4:48PM1.14m | 6:51AM-0.04m | 5:45PM1.21m | 7:51AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 |
17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 1139 | 59 | 59 | 1252 | 1090 | 847 | 669 | 505 | 411 | 325 | 17 | 254 | 206 | 153 | 153 | 164 | 161 | 121 | 106 | 100 | 325 | 316 | 204 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SE 4 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 59 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 47 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 43 | 65 | 65 | 95 | 84 | 140 | 32 | 117 | 117 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | WSW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | — | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | 1314 | 1430 | 1062 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 7 | 370 | 13 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 233 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 148 |
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