Campus Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.40° N 119.85° W

Issued: 10 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Campus Point sea temperature is

19.5° C

Campus Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Campus Point today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Campus Point at 2PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	18s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	18s
Evening (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18						Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	149	194	155	159	144	142	142	138	130	238	241	238	177	161	139	180	180	163	162	166	122	122
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NNW	ESE	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	NNW	NW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				2:10PM1.80m			1:34AM1.67m					2:53PM1.83m				2:44AM1.43m				3:39PM1.86m
Low Tide	7:27AM0.35m				7:58PM0.95m					8:04AM0.57m				9:18PM0.91m				8:40AM0.77m				10:46PM0.83m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	8:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	23	24	25	23	21	19	19	21	24	25	24	23	22	21	21	22	26	27	28	26	24
Feels °C	20	24	24	24	23	21	19	20	21	24	25	23	22	21	21	21	22	25	25	26	24	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 5	WNW 6	SW 17	SW 17	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	45	44	43	144	144	142	142	28	28	238	241	141	139	139	139	180	180	163	123	118	85	81
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	WNW 16	SW 16	W 6	S 12	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	W 4	SW 15	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	148	194	155	159	25	40	39	138	130	30	108	238	177	161	125	15	116	119	162	166	122	122
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SSE 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	S 10	S 12	W 6	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	SW 16	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SSW 13
kJ	149	146	146	26	67	41	65	89	55	69	21	91	89	75	73	122	9	6	69	69	40	67
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	W 6	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	W 4	WNW 5	WNW 5
kJ	—	—	—	16	42	37	33	33	25	23	24	28	28	29	22	18	11	7	6	14	59	33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	Redondo - The Breakwater CAL - LA County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	147	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara	St Augustine Point		Campus Point	Campus Point	Tajiguas Ranch	Cojo	St Augustine Point	St Augustine Point	El Capitan		Campus Point	Campus Point	El Capitan	El Capitan	St Augustine Point	Government Point	Government Point	Government Point	Campus Point	Campus Point	El Capitan	El Capitan
Rating (10 max)	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Moonstone Beach CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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