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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 Monday 18 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
13.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Razorblades today?
The current surf forecast for Razorblades at 5PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | |
902 | 797 | 583 | 553 | 581 | 313 | 260 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 210 | 194 | 186 | 268 | 264 | 257 | 440 | 362 | 357 | 760 | 290 | 281 | 212 | 347 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.07m | 11:27PM1.96m | 1:51PM1.04m | 00:19AM1.83m | 3:02PM1.05m | 1:19AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM-0.50m | 5:03PM0.63m | 6:58AM-0.44m | 5:56PM0.71m | 7:56AM-0.34m | 7:05PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | SW 19 |
 kJ | 902 | 797 | 583 | 46 | 69 | 313 | 260 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 210 | 194 | 186 | 268 | 264 | 257 | 440 | 362 | 357 | 414 | 290 | 281 | 212 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | S 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 69 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 171 | 171 | 156 | 142 | 56 | 56 | 162 | 55 | 88 | 85 | 112 | 110 | 78 | 184 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | NW 18 | NW 18 | S 15 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 45 | 48 | 47 | 28 | 80 | 79 | 39 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 56 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 89 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 553 | 581 | 16 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 196 | 168 | 151 | 83 | — | — | 760 | 19 | 29 | 26 | 347 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 42 | 76 | 234 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 347 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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