Campus Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 15 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.4°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 1AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (16 May)10ft (3.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
3
WNW
7
3
WNW
7
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
282
391
454
551
551
562
820
1075
887
1054
1841
1802
2138
1899
1686
1712
2394
2862
1899
1252
847
755
589
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
SSW
5
SSW
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
8:56PM2.38m
10:40AM1.56m
9:37PM2.45m
11:39AM1.53m
10:22PM2.46m
Low Tide
2:35PM0.90m
4:10AM0.01m
3:15PM0.99m
5:01AM-0.08m
3:59PM1.07m
5:54AM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:55
Temp °C
18
18
16
15
15
14
16
20
21
21
17
14
14
13
14
18
19
20
15
15
15
13
16
19
17
17
15
15
14
13
14
18
19
18
12
10
11
11
13
16
17
16
12
13
13
11
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
0.5
SSW
14
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
2.3
WNW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
Energy kJ
282
282
107
454
551
551
562
81
85
81
80
52
68
66
62
1686
59
59
59
1899
1252
847
755
589
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.3
S
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
S
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
156
158
45
110
113
157
116
43
81
38
38
16
2
13
6
60
24
6
6
34
34
34
33
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.1
NW
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
W
20
0.3
S
15
0.1
W
19
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
11
0.9
WNW
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
21
22
12
20
26
26
26
7
38
7
2
2
249
2
13
24
12
12
13
21
21
46
21
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
3
WNW
7
3
WNW
7
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
1.6
NW
7
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
391
419
427
820
1075
887
1054
1841
1802
2138
1899
1363
1712
2394
2862
214
3
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
148
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
343
0
0
0
0
0
148
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
7
9
9
4
4
1
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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