Razorblades surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 15 May 2026 PDT
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Razorblades surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Razorblades sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Razorblades today?

The current surf forecast for Razorblades at 6PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (15 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (15 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
399
399
655
563
716
746
1599
1599
1061
1373
1871
1908
2351
2423
2467
2571
2655
2432
2403
2632
2664
2781
1855
1268
Wind (km/h)
0
N
10
SW
10
W
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:57AM1.17m
9:17PM1.94m
10:51AM1.15m
9:57PM2.01m
11:46AM1.11m
10:40PM2.01m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.41m
4:24AM-0.41m
3:35PM0.48m
5:12AM-0.49m
4:17PM0.55m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:57
7:58
7:58
Temp °C
13
16
18
19
13
11
11
10
14
20
18
17
12
11
10
10
12
18
20
18
13
11
13
13
13
15
16
15
9
8
8
6
10
13
11
11
6
6
5
6
8
15
15
13
9
8
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
Energy kJ
399
399
399
223
217
168
924
924
165
183
165
165
163
163
115
108
104
70
59
90
58
58
1855
1268
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.4
NW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
249
242
236
31
30
69
156
222
94
165
2
2
14
14
68
4
25
24
24
25
24
59
58
87
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
8
8
9
8
2
25
67
67
4
2
4
4
2
2
2
13
4
12
12
12
13
21
53
56
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
655
563
716
746
1599
1599
1061
1373
1871
1908
2351
2423
2467
2571
2655
2432
2403
2632
2664
2781
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
12
189
42
17
17
17
17
17
42
41
42
42
41
17
17
17
76
42
26
17
17
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
7
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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