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Campus Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast 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
15.7° C
 (Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
WNW
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313121817161615151414141413131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)549527482378372367303294280263408493421739828639605605605507434427286447
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
0
WNW
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		glassglasscrossglasscrossglassoffglassoffoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:13PM
1.33
6:11AM
2.00
8:48PM
1.39
6:50AM
2.07
9:18PM
1.42
7:28AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
0.47
11:36PM
1.22
1:54PM
0.36
12:27AM
1.22
2:28PM
0.26
1:09AM
1.19
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------7:05-------7:05-------7:05
Sunset-5:09-------5:10-------5:12------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232219191818182224212020201819222321191818171720
Feels °C (?)202017171516152022191818181616202019171616151518
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