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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 pm Sunday 17 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 5AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | 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 | |
2034 | 1776 | 1426 | 1138 | 902 | 797 | 612 | 486 | 486 | 359 | 281 | 218 | 214 | 214 | 210 | 194 | 190 | 268 | 638 | 538 | 373 | 357 | 351 | 414 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 10:40PM2.01m | 12:46PM1.07m | 11:27PM1.96m | 1:51PM1.04m | 00:19AM1.83m | 3:02PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM-0.50m | 5:03PM0.63m | 6:58AM-0.44m | 5:56PM0.71m | 7:56AM-0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 58 | 1776 | 1426 | 1138 | 902 | 797 | 612 | 486 | 486 | 69 | 281 | 218 | 214 | 214 | 210 | 194 | 190 | 151 | 638 | 538 | 373 | 357 | 351 | 414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | S 13 | SW 21 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 24 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 46 | 69 | 28 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 171 | 171 | 156 | 142 | 268 | 56 | 162 | 55 | 88 | 85 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | NW 18 | NW 18 | S 15 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 22 | 53 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 25 | 25 | 46 | 80 | 79 | 39 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 65 | 56 | 64 | 55 | 54 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 3 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 2034 | 967 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 314 | 359 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 83 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 191 | 88 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 392 | 42 |
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