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 3 hours ago	Dry and partly cloudy	light winds from the S (13 km/h at 190°)		16.1 °C	16	16 scattered
BUOY-NTBC1 16 km E3 m above sea level 2 hours ago		moderate winds from the SW (21 km/h at 220°)		13.7 °C	-	-
Reedley Airport (California) 48 km NE1410 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Clear	wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		35.8 °C	16	16
Lompoc 58 km W150 m above sea level 45 minutes ago	-	calm (0 km/h at °)		- °C	-	- - - 0
SHIP598 24 km SSE- m above sea level 2 hours ago	-	light winds from the W (14 km/h at 270°)		12.5 °C	-	- no observation
SHIP854 24 km SSE- m above sea level 1 hour ago	-	light winds from the WSW (11 km/h at 250°)		12.5 °C	-	- no observation
SHIP1538 24 km SSE- m above sea level 1 hour ago	-	light winds from the WSW (14 km/h at 250°)		12.6 °C	-	- no observation
SHIP1465 24 km SSE- m above sea level 1 hour ago	-	light winds from the WSW (14 km/h at 250°)		12.6 °C	-	- no observation
SHIP717 24 km SSE- m above sea level 1 hour ago	-	light winds from the WSW (14 km/h at 250°)		12.6 °C	-	- no observation
SHIP950 24 km SSE- m above sea level 1 hour ago	-	light winds from the WSW (11 km/h at 250°)		12.5 °C	-	- no observation

* 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.