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Razorblades Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Razorblades surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Razorblades today?
The current surf forecast for Razorblades at 3PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Razorblades. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | |
242 | 242 | 242 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 173 | 168 | 163 | 161 | 210 | 412 | 206 | 204 | 394 | 290 | 298 | 295 | 291 | 380 | 444 | 487 | 627 | 508 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:08AM1.14m | 7:43PM1.49m | 8:08AM1.16m | 8:10PM1.66m | 9:03AM1.17m | 8:42PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.21m | 2:11AM0.19m | 1:45PM0.26m | 2:54AM-0.05m | 2:20PM0.33m | 3:38AM-0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | 7:55 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 234 | 217 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 173 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 210 | 278 | 206 | 189 | 217 | 176 | 176 | 137 | 113 | 380 | 266 | 256 | 408 | 508 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 242 | 242 | 242 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 133 | 168 | 163 | 161 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 101 | 234 | 290 | 246 | 246 | 237 | 284 | 38 | 8 | 256 | 252 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 9 | 37 | 62 | 62 | 104 | 119 | 159 | 208 | 298 | 295 | 291 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 412 | 118 | 204 | 394 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 444 | 487 | 627 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 315 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 14 | 42 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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