Surf Forecast Surf Report

Isla Vista surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 29 Apr 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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Isla Vista today?

The current surf forecast for Isla Vista at 11PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.8
WNW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)16161616161616151515151211111414141413111118191919196661818186678899101111111112121111111111111111101010201015
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)252183181178178138121125107841041409188811151009392908958921482142141901811811762072733104148581167108712961177107916021875181515271271921693495415350292292233187180133133216133123
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
0
WNW
0
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NW
30
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
0
N
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassonononglassglassglassglassglassonononcross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
1.54
11:14PM
2.37
1:40PM
1.47
12:03AM
2.25
3:07PM
1.44
12:59AM
2.09
4:38PM
1.48
2:09AM
1.92
5:46PM
1.56
3:33AM
1.77
6:31PM
1.65
4:58AM
1.68
7:05PM
1.74
6:11AM
1.62
7:31PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:54PM
1.06
6:47AM
0.02
5:39PM
1.18
7:50AM
0.12
6:36PM
1.29
8:59AM
0.23
8:06PM
1.36
10:09AM
0.32
10:04PM
1.34
11:12AM
0.40
11:42PM
1.22
12:04PM
0.47
12:49AM
1.06
12:46PM
0.55
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Sunrise------6:11-------6:09-------6:07-------6:07-------6:05-------6:05-------6:05-----
Sunset-7:42-------7:42-------7:43-------7:44-------7:45-------7:45-------7:45-------7:46--
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Rain (mm)
-----------------1------------------------------------------
Temp. °C19191716141314171816131312111216171614141313151819201715141214181816111091011161714111010101215151512121111131617161414
Feels °C (?)17171615141213161716131413111215151413141213151718181412121113151294214699654571113131311111010121415141314
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