Campus Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 24 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
14.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Campus Point today?

The current surf forecast for Campus Point at 3PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (24 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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 Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.9
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
110
144
104
104
104
103
104
146
144
106
200
195
166
164
162
166
246
243
240
270
307
412
306
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:05AM1.59m
6:28PM1.88m
6:24AM1.51m
7:00PM1.96m
7:33AM1.47m
7:29PM2.03m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.56m
00:52AM0.85m
12:19PM0.69m
1:44AM0.67m
12:57PM0.82m
2:27AM0.51m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
Temp °C
13
16
17
17
14
14
13
12
14
18
19
19
17
13
12
11
13
18
20
19
14
12
12
11
13
15
15
15
12
13
12
11
14
17
16
16
14
11
10
9
12
15
15
12
8
7
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
119
110
144
104
104
104
103
104
146
144
106
200
195
166
164
162
166
246
243
240
237
172
167
163
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.2
S
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.1
NW
16
0.1
W
18
0.4
NW
14
0.5
NW
14
0.5
NW
14
Energy kJ
20
19
33
9
19
19
53
50
49
87
91
92
89
91
67
66
64
38
36
10
6
73
103
100
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
NW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.1
S
9
0.1
NW
17
0.1
W
19
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
16
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
9
9
9
36
34
25
17
8
34
54
54
51
46
44
81
78
71
2
12
7
9
11
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.7
W
4
1.2
W
5
1.1
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1.9
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
Energy kJ
50
3
6
7
5
4
2
13
64
59
50
42
32
26
23
56
263
270
307
412
306
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
76
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
309
309
34
0
0
0
0
0
76
1522
343
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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