Razorblades surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 19 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Razorblades today?

The current surf forecast for Razorblades at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

Table - waves today at Razorblades. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
2
3
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.7
NW
15
1.3
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
214
210
190
217
320
264
538
479
362
640
484
241
234
255
347
269
269
265
260
200
230
226
226
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:51PM1.04m
00:19AM1.83m
3:02PM1.05m
1:19AM1.66m
4:14PM1.11m
2:29AM1.48m
Low Tide
6:58AM-0.44m
5:56PM0.71m
7:56AM-0.34m
7:05PM0.78m
8:58AM-0.23m
8:36PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:00
Temp °C
19
22
20
23
21
18
17
17
21
22
21
23
18
15
16
14
18
18
19
21
17
14
14
13
17
19
17
19
17
13
12
12
18
19
18
19
14
11
12
11
16
17
17
18
14
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.5
SW
15
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.5
SW
19
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
214
214
210
190
186
148
264
538
479
362
357
112
241
234
255
184
269
269
265
260
200
73
150
152
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.7
NW
15
0.7
NW
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
21
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
13
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.4
S
12
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
67
171
171
156
217
214
56
162
55
88
85
51
110
109
184
48
184
107
107
107
107
47
50
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.1
SW
21
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
14
0.4
S
13
Energy kJ
39
69
66
61
56
56
65
56
89
55
54
18
50
48
48
77
77
47
47
47
47
75
73
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
1.3
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
12
0.6
W
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
Energy kJ
1
320
164
112
94
640
484
40
32
15
347
13
1
4
230
226
226
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
112
42
42
0
0
0
0
0
189
347
42
17
12
0
0
0
12
392
42
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
2
4
5
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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