Santa Maria Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 25 Jul 2025 PDT
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Santa Maria Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Maria Rivermouth sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Santa Maria Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Santa Maria Rivermouth at 8AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Santa Maria Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.9
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)13131313131313131312121220191919181818618181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)184164145160184195192182181179163169181199176140138132135195184172193209
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:07PM
1.64
10:55PM
2.26
12:43PM
1.68
11:39PM
2.12
1:18PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
0.01
4:50PM
1.06
6:06AM
0.11
5:41PM
1.04
6:41AM
0.25
6:34PM
1.02
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Sunrise--6:05-------6:07-------6:07-----
Sunset------8:10-------8:09-------8:08-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131314151616141313141415161514141314141616151414
Feels °C (?)121112121314121212131213131212131113141514121212
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Barbara

  1. weather stationWind Update Previously calm conditions have become cross-shore at Santa Maria Rivermouth (light winds from the NNW at Santa Maria Airport 20 km from Santa Maria Rivermouth). 0.6m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.5m 3s local chop from the WNW and a 0.3m 8s swell, also from the WNW as well as a 0.2m 11s groundswell, also from the WNW. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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13 km/h
NNW
0.0
15.0
Air / Water (°C)
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