Campus Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 09 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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.4°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 7PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.9
W
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)1691718181818151515151616161615151516161515158
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)129127202276276276276150146178191258206206171158152110162160156148174253
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16PM
1.45
3:49AM
1.65
7:53PM
1.50
5:13AM
1.67
7:57PM
1.58
6:17AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.60
10:00PM
1.44
12:09PM
0.55
11:56PM
1.36
12:49PM
0.50
12:50AM
1.22
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:33-------6:33-------6:31-
Sunset-7:25-------7:27-------7:27------
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1--------11231--
Temp. °C232219171615161818171514131314171716141514121315
Feels °C (?)211817151515151717161514131313151414121212101213
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