Razorblades surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 14 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 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)5ft (1.6m)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 Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
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
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
444
521
472
452
452
399
655
563
716
817
1061
1040
1231
1520
1833
1838
2295
2379
2351
2389
2244
1927
2322
2589
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
10
SW
15
W
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:42PM1.82m
9:57AM1.17m
9:17PM1.94m
10:51AM1.15m
9:57PM2.01m
11:46AM1.11m
Low Tide
3:38AM-0.26m
2:57PM0.41m
4:24AM-0.41m
3:35PM0.48m
5:12AM-0.49m
4:17PM0.55m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:57
7:58
Temp °C
13
11
10
11
14
16
19
19
13
11
11
10
15
19
18
17
12
11
11
10
13
19
20
19
10
8
8
10
14
15
17
15
9
8
7
6
10
11
11
10
6
6
6
6
10
16
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
266
237
256
452
452
399
399
223
217
168
156
222
165
165
165
165
118
163
115
108
104
102
90
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.2
S
10
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
38
41
8
252
249
242
236
31
30
69
67
66
99
2
2
4
14
14
13
13
25
24
24
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
2
26
25
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
12
12
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
0.2
ESE
3
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
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
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
Energy kJ
444
521
472
1
655
563
716
817
1061
1040
1231
1520
1833
1838
2295
2379
2351
2389
2244
1927
2322
2589
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
17
17
0
0
0
12
189
17
17
17
17
17
17
33
73
76
76
41
26
17
17
76
42
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
8
8
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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