Seals Surf Forecast

/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks)

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Seals surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 10 Jul 2025 PDT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Seals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Seals sea temperature is 17.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Seals today?

The current surf forecast for Seals at 8PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (10 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (10 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

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	Thursday 10				Friday 11								Saturday 12								Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16								Thursday 17
	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	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	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	WNW	W	WNW	SSW	WNW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SW	S	S	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	15	7	8	8	17	8	17	17	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	15	12	14	14	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	197	219	255	258	78	248	307	192	211	251	145	140	145	247	220	197	187	166	231	175	238	173	186	231	250	238	229	172	171	173	146	184	190	149	132	104	128	154	139	199	190	195	288	138	167	219	142	307	276	215	211	207	204	204	203	260	257	204	188	163
Wind (km/h)	SW	W	NW	NNW	NW	N	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	NW	ESE	E	SE	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	W	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	E	E	SE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	WSW	NW	NE	E	ESE	SSW	SW	SW	W	NNW	N	N	N	SW	SW	WSW	NW	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	off	off	off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:31AM 1.45			9:47PM 2.24					12:04PM 1.47			10:24PM 2.22					12:36PM 1.50				11:03PM 2.16				1:10PM 1.55				11:45PM 2.03				1:44PM 1.63				12:32AM 1.86					2:21PM 1.72			1:29AM 1.65					3:01PM 1.81				2:45AM 1.43				3:46PM 1.92
Low Tide / height (m)		3:27PM 1.17					5:19AM 0.12			4:08PM 1.15					5:52AM 0.13			4:53PM 1.14					6:26AM 0.19				5:45PM 1.12				6:58AM 0.28				6:46PM 1.09				7:31AM 0.41				7:59PM 1.04					8:06AM 0.57				9:24PM 0.94				8:45AM 0.74				10:53PM 0.77

	Thursday 10				Friday 11								Saturday 12								Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16								Thursday 17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	31	32	25	21	20	19	21	26	27	27	20	18	16	15	18	22	24	22	16	16	15	15	17	23	25	23	16	17	16	16	17	22	25	24	17	15	14	14	16	21	22	21	15	14	14	13	15	21	21	21	18	14	13	12	17	23	25	26	21	15
Feels °C (?)	30	30	23	19	19	18	21	25	26	26	20	18	16	15	17	21	23	21	16	16	15	15	17	22	24	22	16	17	17	16	16	21	24	23	17	16	14	14	16	20	21	21	15	14	15	13	15	21	20	20	17	13	12	11	17	22	24	24	20	14

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