Campus Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 16 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
15.2° 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 3PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)8ft (2.5m)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 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
7
3
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
490
551
1149
887
812
1333
1022
1622
1597
1398
1379
1686
2186
1556
1252
861
669
579
404
331
314
254
249
202
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
N
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
20
WSW
10
W
5
NE
10
E
10
E
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:40AM1.56m
9:37PM2.45m
11:39AM1.53m
10:22PM2.46m
12:43PM1.50m
11:11PM2.40m
Low Tide
3:15PM0.99m
5:01AM-0.08m
3:59PM1.07m
5:54AM-0.09m
4:48PM1.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:55
7:55
7:57
Temp °C
15
20
21
22
18
15
15
14
15
18
18
20
16
16
14
14
17
20
20
21
19
17
16
16
14
18
19
19
14
12
13
12
14
16
16
18
14
14
12
12
16
19
19
18
17
16
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
2.3
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
Energy kJ
490
81
81
81
80
303
236
1622
1597
1398
1379
59
35
1556
1252
861
669
579
404
331
314
254
249
202
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
NW
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SE
4
0.3
S
13
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
116
57
38
38
38
69
68
66
62
60
59
6
6
34
34
34
4
28
3
15
47
21
21
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
16
0.3
S
15
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
64
39
7
7
2
14
2
2
6
24
6
12
13
21
21
46
33
21
29
1
17
11
11
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
7
3
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
12
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
0.3
ESE
2
0.1
SE
10
0.6
E
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WNW
3
0.1
SE
10
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
551
1149
887
812
1333
1022
1242
1474
1211
1170
1686
2186
1407
1
4
12
4
12
4
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
142
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
76
174
34
0
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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