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Razorblades surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.5° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Razorblades today?
The current surf forecast for Razorblades at 11PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Razorblades. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 585 | 467 | 440 | 331 | 326 | 321 | 257 | 217 | 167 | 161 | 125 | 123 | 109 | 79 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 43 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 45 | 33 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:31PM 1.04 | 5:31AM 1.47 | 5:57PM 0.98 | 6:04AM 1.55 | 7:09PM 0.97 | 6:34AM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:33PM 0.36 | 12:17PM 0.41 | 11:17PM 0.48 | 1:06PM 0.23 | 11:55PM 0.59 | 1:47PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 19 |
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