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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 am Friday 08 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
14.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Campus Point today?
The current surf forecast for Campus Point at 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
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 Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 11 | |
100 | 77 | 77 | 221 | 101 | 155 | 210 | 256 | 268 | 238 | 211 | 211 | 166 | 180 | 201 | 206 | 162 | 216 | 203 | 162 | 123 | 150 | 116 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:29AM1.73m | 6:23PM1.48m | 2:42AM1.64m | 6:31PM1.56m | 4:09AM1.57m | 6:43PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.54m | 9:30PM1.43m | 10:50AM0.56m | 11:18PM1.32m | 11:32AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 19 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 100 | 77 | 62 | 221 | 101 | 24 | 49 | 49 | 268 | 238 | 211 | 211 | 166 | 66 | 67 | 184 | 162 | 216 | 203 | 162 | 123 | 118 | 92 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | S 21 | S 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 79 | 54 | 77 | 27 | 47 | 49 | 27 | 17 | 50 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 64 | 76 | 119 | 173 | 161 | 121 | 180 | 64 | 87 | 83 | 73 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 58 | 38 | 47 | 23 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 34 | 48 | 70 | 79 | 120 | 150 | 116 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 99 | 76 | — | — | 61 | 155 | 210 | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | 180 | 201 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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