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Isla Vista Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Isla Vista surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.7°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 11AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Isla Vista. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 254 | 210 | 147 | 139 | 110 | 123 | 93 | 79 | 77 | 47 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:43AM 1.94 | 8:05PM 1.63 | 6:52AM 1.97 | 8:33PM 1.73 | 7:48AM 1.99 | 9:00PM 1.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:48PM 1.27 | 1:12PM 0.27 | 1:01AM 1.11 | 1:56PM 0.26 | 1:55AM 0.94 | 2:33PM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
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