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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 10 am Wednesday 06 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 2PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
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 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
119 | 119 | 112 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 68 | 96 | 86 | 82 | 48 | 81 | 146 | 117 | 117 | 159 | 176 | 238 | 353 | 363 | 287 | 300 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:55PM1.36m | 00:36AM1.82m | 1:29AM1.73m | 6:23PM1.48m | 2:42AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.47m | 5:14PM1.36m | 9:04AM0.51m | 10:01AM0.54m | 9:30PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | 7:49 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 119 | 119 | 10 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 55 | 37 | 39 | 86 | 82 | 48 | 81 | 79 | 117 | 117 | 159 | 176 | 49 | 49 | 61 | 287 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | S 21 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 112 | 53 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 80 | 68 | 96 | 51 | 51 | 13 | 46 | 27 | 78 | 69 | 33 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | S 18 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 55 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 52 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 12 | 28 | 75 | 70 | 78 | 63 | — | 31 | 40 | 62 | 199 | 164 | 146 | 136 | — | — | — | 238 | 353 | 363 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 148 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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