Campus Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 25 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
14.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Campus Point today?

The current surf forecast for Campus Point at 11AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (25 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (25 May)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
2.1
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
7
2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
104
146
144
106
200
195
166
164
162
166
246
243
320
445
553
508
426
308
248
492
511
478
470
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
NW
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:24AM1.51m
7:00PM1.96m
7:33AM1.47m
7:29PM2.03m
8:33AM1.46m
7:56PM2.08m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.85m
12:19PM0.69m
1:44AM0.67m
12:57PM0.82m
2:27AM0.51m
1:31PM0.93m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
Temp °C
13
13
14
18
19
20
17
13
12
11
14
18
20
19
14
12
12
12
14
16
17
15
14
12
12
12
14
16
16
17
14
10
10
9
12
15
14
12
8
7
8
9
11
12
12
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
1.3
WNW
12
Energy kJ
103
104
146
144
106
200
195
166
164
162
166
246
243
240
237
174
167
163
160
160
160
115
113
470
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.1
W
18
0.1
NW
15
0.5
NW
14
0.5
NW
14
0.5
NW
14
0.6
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
53
50
49
87
91
92
89
91
67
66
64
38
11
10
6
8
103
100
96
116
53
2
2
113
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
NW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
W
18
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
17
8
34
54
54
51
46
44
81
78
71
2
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.7
W
4
1
W
4
1.1
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
5
2.1
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
7
2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
6
4
3
2
12
40
56
50
52
44
39
34
112
320
445
553
508
426
308
248
492
511
478
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
4
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
309
309
0
0
0
0
0
0
883
905
343
0
0
0
0
0
343
1552
17
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
7
7
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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