Campus Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
20.4° C
(Which is 3.1°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 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)161614161416161410101010141414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1191198282541191217190909078646565656558545152525353
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
E
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
SE
0
NW
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
offglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
1.70
8:10PM
2.06
9:24AM
1.77
8:53PM
2.03
9:47AM
1.83
9:33PM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:26AM
0.22
2:12PM
0.95
2:59AM
0.26
2:54PM
0.82
3:29AM
0.33
3:32PM
0.71
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise--6:43-------6:45-------6:45-----
Sunset-----7:01-------7:00-------6:59--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1211---------------
Temp. °C212021222221212121212124242322212121222525252221
Feels °C (?)222123232322222323232326252322212222232525242120
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Barbara

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Campus Point (calm at Santa Barbara Airport 3 km from Campus Point). 0.5m 9s swell from the WSW with a 0.4m 7s swell from the W. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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