Campus Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 01 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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
NW
16
0.7
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.8
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
109
109
103
101
155
113
150
147
94
81
109
107
51
70
95
61
69
103
100
97
98
242
236
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
E
10
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:52PM2.12m
11:35AM1.50m
10:19PM2.10m
12:25PM1.44m
10:48PM2.05m
1:23PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.27m
4:06PM1.09m
5:42AM0.29m
4:31PM1.17m
6:24AM0.34m
4:55PM1.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:07
6:07
6:05
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7:44
7:45
7:45
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
16
19
20
19
16
14
13
13
14
14
16
16
13
14
14
12
14
17
17
17
15
16
15
14
16
19
19
18
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
14
11
12
12
9
11
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
W
5
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
11
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
NW
16
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
Energy kJ
108
109
109
17
101
155
113
150
25
94
81
109
107
15
70
42
47
47
66
66
65
63
242
236
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
W
5
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
12
0.4
WNW
4
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
10
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
WNW
18
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
17
17
18
103
13
9
31
6
2
6
6
25
8
51
47
61
42
42
42
100
97
86
99
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
10
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
S
10
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
NW
16
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3
12
2
18
7
6
6
2
6
25
7
7
10
25
32
8
61
69
31
42
42
98
8
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
12
0.5
W
4
0.4
NW
7
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
18
28
22
3
147
8
12
95
9
9
103
4
2
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
4
345
54
0
0
0
4
1
26
22
311
0
0
0
0
0
0
107
309
309
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
1
4
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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