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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 4 pm Thursday 21 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
13.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Razorblades today?
The current surf forecast for Razorblades at 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
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 Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | NW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | |
464 | 260 | 163 | 297 | 291 | 152 | 341 | 152 | 152 | 128 | 144 | 176 | 193 | 198 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 258 | 258 | 201 | 164 | 158 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 4:14PM1.11m | 2:29AM1.48m | 5:15PM1.20m | 3:52AM1.30m | 6:05PM1.31m | 5:19AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.80m | 10:01AM-0.11m | 10:20PM0.75m | 11:00AM0.01m | 11:52PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 18 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 265 | 107 | 163 | 73 | 150 | 121 | 183 | 133 | 130 | 128 | 144 | 90 | 88 | 198 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 258 | 258 | 201 | 164 | 158 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 107 | 47 | 107 | 47 | 73 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 72 | 102 | 47 | 176 | 193 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 67 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 11 | 47 | 75 | 50 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 152 | 48 | — | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 464 | 260 | 24 | 297 | 291 | 24 | 341 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 498 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
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