Isla Vista Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.41° N 119.87° W

Issued: 4 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Isla Vista sea temperature is
17.4° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Isla Vista 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 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.

Current Weather near Isla Vista

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Santa Barbara Airport

3 km NNE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
wind obs. (22 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.8 °C16
16


BUOY-NTBC1

16 km E3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
15
light winds from the WSW
(13 km/h at 240°)
17.0 °C-
-


East Santa Barbara Buoy

18 km S3 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
25
moderate winds from the W
(25 km/h at 270°)
15.5 °C-
-


Santa Ynez Airport

28 km WNW220 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear
15
light winds from the W
(15 km/h at 260°)
19 °C16
16


Reedley Airport (California)

48 km NE1410 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear
10
light winds from the WNW
(11 km/h at 300°)
32.4 °C14
14


Lompoc

58 km W150 m above sea level

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

Santa Barbara Buoy

58 km SW3 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
25
moderate winds from the WNW
(25 km/h at 300°)
- °C-
-


Lompoc Airport

62 km W168 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
20
moderate winds from the W
(22 km/h at 270°)
17.2 °C16
16


Santa Maria

63 km NW385 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 139°)
10
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Oxnard Airport

66 km ESE217 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
20
light winds from the WSW
(19 km/h at 250°)
17.8 °C16
16
few

* 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.

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