Government Point surf break

Government Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 20 Jul 2025 PDT
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Government Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Government Point sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Government Point today?

The current surf forecast for Government Point at 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
WNW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)131313131414141413777713131367121717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)159251222207211258180160290244209242247141137135193239252200197192148254
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
1.32
6:34PM
2.22
9:11AM
1.40
7:29PM
2.30
9:58AM
1.47
8:22PM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
0.34
11:47AM
1.14
2:20AM
0.16
12:56PM
1.17
3:09AM
0.04
1:59PM
1.15
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise--6:03-------6:03-------6:03-----
Sunset------8:12-------8:10-------8:10-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111213161618161313131417171815141414151819181514
Feels °C (?)8911141315131011111215151412101112131515141211
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Barbara

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Government Point (fresh winds from the NW at SHIP1061 16 km from Government Point). 1.1m 6s windswell from the WNW with a 0.5m 13s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.3m 9s swell from the WSW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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16 km away, 2 h 0 min ago

29 km/h
NW
12.4
16.2
Air / Water (°C)
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