Government Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° N 120.45° W

Issued: 4 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Government Point sea temperature is
15.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Government Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Government Point based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Government Point right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Government Point

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Santa Barbara Buoy

19 km S3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
30
fresh winds from the NW
(32 km/h at 310°)
- °C-
-


Lompoc

22 km N150 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Vandenberg Air Force Base Airport

24 km NW708 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the NW
(20 km/h at 320°)
17 °C16
16
scattered

BUOY-PTGC1

24 km WNW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
35
fresh winds from the N
(35 km/h at 360°)
15.1 °C-
-


Lompoc Airport

25 km N168 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
20
moderate winds from the WSW
(22 km/h at 250°)
18.9 °C16
16


Harvest- CA

30 km WSW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
15.9 °C-
-


Santa Ynez Airport

40 km ENE220 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear
20
moderate winds from the W
(20 km/h at 260°)
24 °C16
16


Santa Maria Airport

51 km N215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
25
moderate winds from the NW
(24 km/h at 310°)
19.4 °C14
14


Santa Barbara Airport

55 km E218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
wind obs. (19 kph from 260 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
21.1 °C16
16


Santa Maria

56 km NNE385 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 110°)
10
- °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Government Point and within an acceptable time window.

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