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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 Thursday 21 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
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Campus Point today?
The current surf forecast for Campus Point at 4PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
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 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
96 | 93 | 145 | 142 | 85 | 107 | 80 | 79 | 152 | 109 | 91 | 82 | 106 | 107 | 116 | 121 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 169 | 122 | 124 | 122 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.58m | 2:18AM1.90m | 5:05PM1.67m | 3:40AM1.72m | 5:51PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.17m | 8:33PM1.28m | 9:51AM0.30m | 10:16PM1.20m | 10:46AM0.43m | 11:45PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 27 | 93 | 145 | 77 | 85 | 81 | 47 | 47 | 16 | 11 | 91 | 54 | 106 | 107 | 57 | 121 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 169 | 122 | 124 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 5 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 94 | 13 | 56 | 11 | 76 | 107 | 55 | 79 | 152 | 46 | 78 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 116 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 18 | — | S 23 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 96 | 56 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 80 | 53 | 46 | 109 | 30 | 49 | — | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 142 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 23 | — | — | — | 82 | 78 | 74 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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