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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 Wednesday 20 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Razorblades today?
The current surf forecast for Razorblades at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
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 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
479 | 362 | 357 | 414 | 241 | 234 | 390 | 353 | 184 | 269 | 265 | 260 | 163 | 247 | 226 | 152 | 311 | 152 | 152 | 117 | 144 | 176 | 193 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:02PM1.05m | 1:19AM1.66m | 4:14PM1.11m | 2:29AM1.48m | 5:15PM1.20m | 3:52AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM-0.34m | 7:05PM0.78m | 8:58AM-0.23m | 8:36PM0.80m | 10:01AM-0.11m | 10:20PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:01 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 18 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 479 | 362 | 357 | 112 | 241 | 234 | 184 | 184 | 180 | 269 | 265 | 260 | 163 | 73 | 150 | 121 | 167 | 133 | 133 | 102 | 144 | 116 | 88 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 55 | 88 | 85 | 51 | 110 | 78 | 49 | 77 | 184 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 47 | 50 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 72 | 48 | 47 | 176 | 193 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 89 | 55 | 54 | 18 | 50 | 48 | 77 | 48 | 77 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 152 | 78 | — | 45 | 44 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 175 | 414 | 40 | 33 | 390 | 353 | 16 | 161 | 123 | 3 | 10 | 247 | 226 | 18 | 311 | 66 | 66 | 117 | 121 | 75 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 76 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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