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Government Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast 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
15.7° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Government Point today?

The current surf forecast for Government Point at 3AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (29 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
1.6
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)121214141313161616151514141413131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)404636166717261398135627162766300128492629255722652035163414011255968938774880820793780
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
0
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
SSE
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
0
ENE
5
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
1.37
6:04AM
2.26
8:36PM
1.46
7:00AM
2.36
9:14PM
1.53
7:52AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:26PM
1.19
1:47PM
0.07
12:36AM
1.15
2:32PM
-0.03
1:34AM
1.08
3:14PM
-0.07
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:01-------7:00--
Sunset-------5:28-------5:29-------5:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141314141417212019181717171922192019181818202021
Feels °C (?)98109914191716151312121619161717161515181718
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