Campus Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 06 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
15.0° 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 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
SW
14
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
80
78
79
79
80
68
96
86
82
48
169
146
121
114
159
176
238
322
258
281
254
243
211
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
0
N
0
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
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
glassy
cross
High Tide
4:55PM1.36m
00:36AM1.82m
1:29AM1.73m
6:23PM1.48m
2:42AM1.64m
Low Tide
5:14PM1.36m
9:04AM0.51m
10:01AM0.54m
9:30PM1.43m
10:50AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
6:03
6:01
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7:46
7:47
7:49
7:49
Temp °C
19
20
18
16
16
16
18
21
22
24
19
18
17
16
18
21
22
24
19
18
17
17
19
22
18
18
16
14
15
15
18
20
21
23
18
17
17
16
19
21
21
23
18
17
16
16
18
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
Energy kJ
112
80
78
79
79
55
39
38
86
82
48
81
79
121
114
159
176
49
79
258
281
254
243
211
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.1
SW
19
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
NW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
S
21
0.3
S
21
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
55
53
15
24
24
80
68
96
51
51
13
46
27
78
69
33
25
27
17
61
50
79
76
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
NW
17
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
18
0.3
SW
19
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
20
Energy kJ
11
11
11
15
21
37
52
51
4
4
4
33
33
27
27
27
27
6
11
17
27
58
23
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
1
W
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
1
W
5
1.7
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
0.7
NW
6
Energy kJ
10
45
91
73
78
53
33
31
39
59
193
169
146
137
114
238
322
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
343
17
0
0
0
0
0
148
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
148
309
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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