Surf Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 PDT
Forecast update in 22 min 58 s Forecast update imminent
Surf Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Surf Beach sea temperature is
56.3°F
(Which is 4.7°F colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Surf Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Surf Beach at 7AM is: 3ft 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 3ft 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (15 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

Updates in 22 min 58 s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
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
0
0
0
0
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 (ft) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
1.5
SW
2.5
WNW
3.5
NW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
5
NW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
Period(s) (?)101010101010111010101010109999999101010101010101010109913566666677777688888889888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1641681711711752162932482702552502452112032031981941451451451381371191492161391371221371341401351487799119115130153164163375175138116110130112127151151151158201215213213199172149
Wind
(mph)
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
E
0
SSE
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrossononglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (ft)
12:48AM
6.04
2:37PM
5.68
1:47AM
5.38
3:16PM
6
3:04AM
4.69
4:00PM
6.33
4:46AM
4.23
4:49PM
6.66
6:40AM
4.17
5:43PM
6.99
8:12AM
4.36
6:39PM
7.28
9:16AM
4.63
7:34PM
7.55
10:04AM
4.86
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
7:47AM
1.35
8:18PM
3.38
8:22AM
1.87
9:41PM
3.02
9:01AM
2.43
11:06PM
2.46
9:47AM
2.99
12:23AM
1.77
10:44AM
3.45
1:28AM
1.08
11:53AM
3.74
2:24AM
0.52
1:03PM
3.87
3:14AM
0.1
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise--6:00-------6:01-------6:01-------6:01-------6:03-------6:03-------6:03-------6:05-
Sunset------8:15-------8:15-------8:15-------8:14-------8:14-------8:13-------8:12-----
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Rain (in)
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Temp. °F545557616161575555555761616157555555576361615755555557636161555454545563615955545454576363615554545457646363575454545763
Feels °F (?)545557615959555455575959595754545454555957555452545455595555504850505259555450485052555959575050525257635959545050505559
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Barbara

  1. weather stationWind Update light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 008 to 010 degs) at Vandenberg Air Force Base Airport imply that is on-shore at Surf Beach. 3ft 10 s period swell from WNW. Swells combining. Closeout sets possible

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