Government Point Surf Forecast

/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (403 breaks) /

USA (1296 breaks)

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Government Point Surf Forecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 14 Apr 2021 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 11.3 °C (Statistics for 14 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 13.6 max: 15.7 min: 11.7 °C)

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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 11.3 °C (Statistics for 14 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 13.6 max: 15.7 min: 11.7 °C)

Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Barbara

Wind Update The wind is still cross-off at Government Point (moderate winds from the W at SHIP5194 16 km from Government Point).
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16 km away, 1 h 20 min ago

22 km/h

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How big are the waves at Government Point today?

The current surf forecast for Government Point at 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Apr)	-	-
Afternoon (14 Apr)	3ft (0.9m)	18s
Evening (14 Apr)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

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Wednesday 14				Thursday 15								Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18								Monday 19								Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21
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	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	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM


SSW	SSW	NW	SW	NW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	NW	SSW	SSW	NW	SSW	SW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SSW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW
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12:28PM 1.51				11:34PM 1.93				1:24PM 1.41				12:01AM 1.88					2:41PM 1.33			12:31AM 1.82								1:10AM 1.76									2:10AM 1.70					7:43PM 1.46			3:39AM 1.67					7:37PM 1.53				5:06AM 1.70				7:48PM 1.61
		5:23PM 1.04				6:48AM 0.49				5:43PM 1.15				7:37AM 0.54				5:56PM 1.25					8:37AM 0.58								9:48AM 0.60								10:59AM 0.57				9:58PM 1.44					11:56AM 0.52				11:49PM 1.35				12:41PM 0.46
Note: the tide data above is for Cojo which is 2 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Government Point.New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph Offshore winds at Government Point blow from the N

Wednesday 14				Thursday 15								Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18								Monday 19								Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21
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