Campus Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 10 Apr 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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.3°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 9AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.2
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)181818151515151616161616151516161515151515111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)276276276110146178191258206206169160152110162160156148174169167326443426
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
1.65
7:53PM
1.50
5:13AM
1.67
7:57PM
1.58
6:17AM
1.72
8:07PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09PM
0.55
11:56PM
1.36
12:49PM
0.50
12:50AM
1.22
1:21PM
0.47
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise--6:33-------6:33-------6:31-----
Sunset-----7:27-------7:27-------7:28--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11--------11221-----
Temp. °C161516181817151413131417171615151513141616161312
Feels °C (?)1515161717171514121214161515141414121313121299
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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