Isla Vista surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 PDT
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Isla Vista surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Isla Vista sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Isla Vista today?

The current surf forecast for Isla Vista at 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

Table - waves today at Isla Vista. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wed
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.9
WNW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.2
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616161518181518171781717178668888147666781717176616161616161514141514141414181818181313131366666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)157212204152290276263299234288221267261256255259273325288310332185192199217216207170195458317339323296346345328364282214133124187169217180180222230220159161137140142210217191187182
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
ENE
5
E
5
E
0
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
0
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglassonononcrosscross-
off
glassglassglassonononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassononcross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglassononcross-
on
crosscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
1.27
5:25PM
1.83
6:44AM
1.24
6:02PM
1.89
8:08AM
1.27
6:38PM
1.95
9:06AM
1.33
7:16PM
2.01
9:50AM
1.38
7:54PM
2.08
10:26AM
1.41
8:32PM
2.15
10:59AM
1.43
9:09PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46PM
0.93
10:18AM
0.92
12:50AM
0.77
11:02AM
1.05
1:39AM
0.62
11:50AM
1.14
2:20AM
0.48
12:40PM
1.19
2:57AM
0.36
1:26PM
1.21
3:33AM
0.26
2:09PM
1.21
4:09AM
0.18
2:48PM
1.19
4:44AM
0.14
Wed
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
Sunrise----5:50-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:54-------5:54-------
Sunset8:15-------8:15-------8:15-------8:15-------8:15-------8:15-------8:14-------8:14---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201816151821232219181716202323252219191921242425232020202225252523191918212525252321212023272828262323232528293028252422
Feels °C (?)191815151821232219181716212222232017171820232223221919192124232421171716192323232120191822252626242121222426272825232322
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