Campus Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 24 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 11PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)--
Afternoon (24 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
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
2.1
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
104
104
104
103
104
146
144
106
200
195
166
164
162
166
246
243
240
320
437
366
307
217
194
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
W
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:28PM1.88m
6:24AM1.51m
7:00PM1.96m
7:33AM1.47m
7:29PM2.03m
8:33AM1.46m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.56m
00:52AM0.85m
12:19PM0.69m
1:44AM0.67m
12:57PM0.82m
2:27AM0.51m
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>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
Temp °C
17
17
14
14
13
12
14
18
19
19
17
13
12
11
13
18
20
19
14
12
12
11
14
17
15
15
12
13
12
11
14
17
16
16
14
11
11
9
11
15
15
12
8
7
8
8
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
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
Energy kJ
144
104
104
104
103
104
146
144
106
200
195
166
164
162
166
246
243
240
237
172
167
163
160
160
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
S
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
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
0.2
WNW
12
0.5
NW
14
0.5
NW
14
0.5
NW
14
0.6
WNW
13
Energy kJ
19
9
19
19
53
50
49
87
91
92
89
91
67
66
64
38
11
10
6
15
103
100
97
120
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
WNW
16
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
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
9
36
34
25
17
8
34
54
54
51
46
44
81
78
71
2
6
9
8
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.7
W
4
1.1
W
4
1.1
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.8
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
Energy kJ
33
2
5
7
5
4
2
13
48
56
50
42
32
25
28
69
223
320
437
366
307
217
194
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
309
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
309
309
8
0
0
0
0
0
76
1552
343
0
0
0
0
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
9
2
3
4
5
4
4
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
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