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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 Thursday 01 May 2025 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Government Point today?
The current surf forecast for Government Point at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Government Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 280 | 276 | 273 | 269 | 198 | 189 | 184 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 148 | 332 | 332 | 383 | 397 | 479 | 605 | 664 | 492 | 671 | 769 | 1070 | 1860 | 2663 | 2553 | 2352 | 2248 | 3074 | 3680 | 3618 | 3137 | 2744 | 2441 | 2059 | 1810 | 1572 | 1314 | 1144 | 1037 | 906 | 814 | 687 | 573 | 541 | 436 | 432 | 432 | 371 | 320 | 296 | 280 | 356 | 491 | 246 | 429 | 400 | 317 | 263 | 599 | 572 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:10AM 2.24 | 3:15PM 1.45 | 1:06AM 2.09 | 4:43PM 1.49 | 2:15AM 1.92 | 5:50PM 1.57 | 3:37AM 1.77 | 6:35PM 1.65 | 5:02AM 1.68 | 7:09PM 1.74 | 6:15AM 1.62 | 7:36PM 1.81 | 7:17AM 1.58 | 7:59PM 1.88 | 8:10AM 1.56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:57AM 0.11 | 6:46PM 1.30 | 9:05AM 0.21 | 8:14PM 1.36 | 10:14AM 0.31 | 10:09PM 1.34 | 11:16AM 0.39 | 11:46PM 1.23 | 12:08PM 0.47 | 12:53AM 1.07 | 12:50PM 0.56 | 1:43AM 0.90 | 1:24PM 0.65 | 2:23AM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
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