Campus Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 22 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (23 May)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
64
106
107
116
121
122
122
122
124
124
169
124
122
119
110
144
104
104
104
103
142
146
144
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
W
10
SW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:05PM1.67m
3:40AM1.72m
5:51PM1.78m
5:05AM1.59m
6:28PM1.88m
6:24AM1.51m
Low Tide
10:16PM1.20m
10:46AM0.43m
11:45PM1.04m
11:36AM0.56m
00:52AM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:00
Temp °C
19
18
15
15
13
12
14
18
18
18
14
14
13
12
14
18
18
17
14
14
13
12
14
17
19
17
14
15
13
11
13
17
17
17
13
14
13
12
14
17
16
15
12
13
12
11
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
66
64
106
107
57
121
122
122
122
124
124
169
124
122
119
110
144
104
104
104
103
142
146
144
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
15
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.5
SW
15
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.2
S
12
0.4
WNW
10
0.2
S
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.2
S
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
17
Energy kJ
78
54
27
26
116
57
33
33
33
11
34
10
34
34
33
33
33
9
19
25
53
50
49
87
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.1
S
23
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
21
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
21
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
NW
15
Energy kJ
30
29
10
25
25
25
25
11
18
11
17
9
9
9
9
9
36
34
33
25
24
17
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
W
3
0.5
W
10
0.2
W
5
0.5
W
10
0.3
W
3
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
78
74
2
33
1
53
2
50
1
49
35
28
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
311
0
0
0
0
0
0
137
311
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
309
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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