Campus Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 18 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
NW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
W
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131313131313131312141312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82806778747110210210269686868675655545252118169167258299
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
0
N
0
E
0
E
0
W
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
0
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
0
WNW
5
NE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
2.33
12:31PM
1.51
11:25PM
2.31
1:46PM
1.43
12:15AM
2.22
3:20PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59AM
0.08
5:02PM
1.04
6:58AM
0.11
5:44PM
1.16
8:04AM
0.18
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:20---
Sunset-------7:34-------7:34-------7:35
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------531
Temp. °C191717161720201916151414151819181514141415141616
Feels °C (?)181617161618181714141212141616151412121011111514
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