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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 Saturday 16 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
14.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Razorblades today?
The current surf forecast for Razorblades at 2PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 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 Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
833 | 943 | 1797 | 1767 | 1913 | 2513 | 2316 | 2629 | 2507 | 2101 | 2286 | 2548 | 2781 | 3743 | 1722 | 1268 | 1036 | 797 | 671 | 563 | 460 | 412 | 328 | 260 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:51AM1.15m | 9:57PM2.01m | 11:46AM1.11m | 10:40PM2.01m | 12:46PM1.07m | 11:27PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.48m | 5:12AM-0.49m | 4:17PM0.55m | 6:03AM-0.50m | 5:03PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | 7:59 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 118 | 163 | 115 | 108 | 104 | 102 | 90 | 90 | 58 | 2288 | 1722 | 1268 | 1036 | 797 | 671 | 563 | 460 | 69 | 328 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 94 | 144 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 68 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 24 | 58 | 58 | 87 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 42 | 69 | 25 | 73 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 18 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 22 | 53 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 80 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 4 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 833 | 943 | 1797 | 1767 | 1913 | 2513 | 2316 | 2629 | 2507 | 2101 | 2286 | 2548 | 2781 | 3743 | — | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 412 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 26 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 183 | 42 | 26 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 143 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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