Campus Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 PDT
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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
14.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Campus Point today?

The current surf forecast for Campus Point at 1PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
117
117
108
116
140
325
321
207
154
195
192
111
109
98
184
148
158
158
156
145
126
123
123
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NW
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
NNW
0
S
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:51PM1.49m
00:06AM2.27m
3:02PM1.51m
1:07AM2.10m
4:09PM1.58m
2:18AM1.90m
Low Tide
6:51AM-0.04m
5:45PM1.21m
7:51AM0.06m
6:58PM1.27m
8:52AM0.17m
8:33PM1.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:58
7:59
7:59
Temp °C
21
23
23
23
23
21
21
20
23
25
24
23
21
20
19
18
19
21
22
21
18
18
17
16
20
21
20
19
19
16
16
16
20
22
21
20
18
17
17
17
17
20
20
19
16
17
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
153
117
117
108
116
98
325
321
207
154
195
192
111
109
98
94
94
158
158
156
145
107
54
79
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.3
S
13
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
W
5
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
26
65
65
95
84
140
32
117
117
10
62
59
57
57
96
184
15
56
56
107
76
28
79
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
43
43
42
32
32
32
40
40
40
64
30
28
27
27
56
56
148
96
11
11
27
50
27
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
W
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
W
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
Energy kJ
1
1
112
94
10
22
29
17
13
1
5
126
123
123
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
71
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
148
309
0
0
0
0
0
20
54
355
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
2
4
5
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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