Government Point surf break

Government Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 28 Oct 2025 PDT
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
16.0° 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 1PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (28 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
31
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
WNW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121212129111111910999998899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)956835756683694625625505505202176143169178354402362575644699769881989884
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:55PM
1.70
7:07AM
1.49
3:26PM
1.65
7:03AM
1.57
4:54PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
0.54
10:15AM
1.44
11:31PM
0.52
11:47AM
1.31
12:11AM
0.51
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
31
Sunrise7:18-------7:18-------7:18-------
Sunset---6:12-------6:10-------6:09----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182324262424232223272524202020191822211914141314
Feels °C (?)16212123202120192024212016171715141917151010911
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