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Government Point Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
Government Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 20 Jul 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at Government Point today?
The current surf forecast for Government Point at 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Government Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 159 | 251 | 222 | 207 | 211 | 258 | 180 | 160 | 290 | 244 | 209 | 242 | 247 | 141 | 137 | 135 | 193 | 239 | 252 | 200 | 197 | 192 | 148 | 254 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:08AM 1.32 | 6:34PM 2.22 | 9:11AM 1.40 | 7:29PM 2.30 | 9:58AM 1.47 | 8:22PM 2.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:24AM 0.34 | 11:47AM 1.14 | 2:20AM 0.16 | 12:56PM 1.17 | 3:09AM 0.04 | 1:59PM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Barbara
The wind is still cross-off at Government Point (fresh winds from the NW at SHIP1061 16 km from Government Point). 1.1m 6s windswell from the WNW with a 0.5m 13s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.3m 9s swell from the WSW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
16 km away, 2 h 0 min ago
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