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Government Point Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Government Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 02 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.5° 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 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Government Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | |
269 | 234 | 230 | 220 | 255 | 480 | 251 | 247 | 247 | 378 | 199 | 192 | 182 | 278 | 233 | 232 | 330 | 441 | 414 | 377 | 482 | 785 | 545 | 538 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.50m | 10:25PM2.08m | 12:36PM1.44m | 10:55PM2.04m | 1:35PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.27m | 4:14PM1.11m | 5:50AM0.29m | 4:40PM1.18m | 6:33AM0.33m | 5:04PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 209 | 234 | 178 | 135 | 255 | 480 | 251 | 247 | 247 | 378 | 199 | 192 | 182 | 278 | 233 | 229 | 238 | 238 | 151 | 377 | 482 | 785 | 545 | 538 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 31 | 230 | 220 | 100 | 29 | 51 | 66 | 66 | 51 | 56 | 50 | 124 | 209 | 204 | 232 | 330 | 441 | 414 | 151 | 99 | 127 | 102 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | NW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 51 | 96 | 91 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 148 | 129 | 103 | 69 | 70 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | NW 9 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 269 | 211 | — | — | — | 180 | 117 | 93 | 60 | — | — | — | 50 | 2 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 75 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 0 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 56 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 311 | 0 | 0 |
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