Current weather conditions and live observations for Isla Vista 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 Isla Vista right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Weather Station	Weather	Wind	Gusts	Temp.	Visibility	Visibility / Cloud
Santa Barbara Airport 3 km NNE218 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Clear	light winds from the SW (17 km/h at 230°)		25.0 °C	16	16
BUOY-NTBC1 16 km E3 m above sea level 1 hour ago		moderate winds from the WSW (21 km/h at 240°)		23.0 °C	-	-
East Santa Barbara Buoy 18 km S3 m above sea level 56 minutes ago		light winds from the W (18 km/h at 270°)		20.6 °C	-	-
Santa Ynez Airport 28 km WNW220 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Clear	wind obs. (20 kph from 280 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		34 °C	16	16
Reedley Airport (California) 48 km NE1410 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Clear	wind obs. (7 kph from 240 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		40.5 °C	14	14
Lompoc 58 km W150 m above sea level 1 hour ago	-	calm (0 km/h at °)		- °C	-	- - - 0
Santa Barbara Buoy 58 km SW3 m above sea level 56 minutes ago		moderate winds from the W (22 km/h at 280°)		- °C	-	-
Santa Maria 63 km NW385 m above sea level 59 minutes ago	dry	calm (0 km/h at 236°)		24 °C	-	- - - 0
Oxnard Airport 66 km ESE217 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Clear	light winds from the W (15 km/h at 270°)		24.4 °C	16	16
Vandenberg Air Force Base Airport 69 km W708 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Mist -	light winds from the W (13 km/h at 270°)		19 °C	10	10 broken broken

* 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 Isla Vista and within an acceptable time window.