Santa Barbara Surf

Detailed Santa Barbara surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Santa Barbara. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Santa Barbara. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Santa Barbara over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Santa Barbara and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Santa Barbara Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Santa Barbara Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Santa Barbara coastline are also listed below.

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	Thu		Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Pismo Beach Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Main Street CAL - Santa Barbara	Main Street CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 NW	2.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 NW	1.1 NW	0.5 SSW	1.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 NW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	16	11	15	14	13	11	15	14	14	17	14
Energy(?)	2219	3307	2023	1665	3806	2228	1800	963	860	852	526	280	934	1583	1157	946	844	656	604	367	649	1038
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)		10:58PM 1.55	9:39AM 2.11		11:59PM 1.11	10:40AM 2.31		1:30AM 1.46	11:31AM 2.16		3:06AM 1.56	12:38PM 1.98			4:08AM 1.58	2:04PM 1.80		4:58AM 1.68	3:31PM 1.67		5:37AM 1.78	4:53PM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)	4:21PM -0.07	3:23AM 1.06		5:18PM -0.04	3:58AM 0.79	4:18AM 1.18	6:25PM 0.04		5:09AM 1.27		7:41PM 0.13	6:33AM 1.33		8:37PM 0.26	8:32AM 1.32		9:40PM 0.36	10:15AM 1.21		10:35PM 0.46	11:31AM 1.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	16	24	22	18	21	20	20	23	24	24	29	24	23	24	20	20	20	19	18	20	19
Low °C	18	15	21	19	17	21	18	20	22	23	23	29	23	21	21	20	18	19	17	17	19	18
Chill °C (?)	23	15	24	22	17	21	20	20	23	24	24	29	24	23	24	20	20	20	19	18	20	19
Sunrise	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:33	-
Sunset	5:00	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:58
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 NW	2.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 NW	1.1 NW	0.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	1.2 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	15	14	13	11	11	10	14	17	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.1 NW
Period (s)	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	14	16	16	15	14	9	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 W	-	-	1.6 NW	2.3 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	0.6 SSW	0.8 S	0.9 SE
Period (s)	5	-	-	6	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	3	-	-	-	4	4	4

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	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Pismo Beach Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pismo Beach Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	4	5	4	5	4	8	8	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 W	3.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	3141	4083	2046	4361	1594	10257	9382	1925	1915	1733	1519	1468	3806	3012	2004	1777	1539	1800	1574	1443	1270	1149
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					10:49PM 1.19			9:46AM 2.41					12:18AM 1.49				10:40AM 2.31					1:36AM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)			4:15PM -0.45			3:31AM 1.08					5:38PM -0.06				4:18AM 1.18				6:25PM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	23	18	16	18	16	16	25	30	23	20	18	17	16	17	21	21	20	18	20	20	20
Chill °C (?)	24	23	18	15	18	15	15	25	30	23	20	18	16	16	17	21	21	20	18	20	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 W	0.2 SSW	2.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	0.2 SSW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW
Period (s)	16	13	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.5 W	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 W	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	12	16	6	14	14	15	15	14	18	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	19	13	13	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.2 NW	-	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	-	2.2 WNW	-	-	1.6 NW	2.3 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	15	6	7	-	14	14	-	14	-	-	7	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Pismo Beach Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pismo Beach Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	4	5	4	5	4	8	8	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 WNW	2.5 W	2.2 W	3.0 WNW	2.1 W	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	2438	3141	2421	4401	2234	5376	5308	3303	3303	4725	4478	4361	4946	12676	11529	10985	10592	11149	10268	9751	9372	9144
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)														11:08PM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)							4:28PM -0.07											3:31AM 1.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	23	23	26	23	17	16	17	17	17	18	16	16	17	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	17
Chill °C (?)	22	23	23	26	23	16	14	16	16	16	18	15	14	16	14	16	15	15	15	15	15	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WNW	2.5 W	2.2 W	3.0 WNW	2.1 W	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period (s)	13	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.5 W	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	16	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	-	1.3 W	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	2.2 NW	1.6 NW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW
Period (s)	4	4	4	-	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	6	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14

Santa Barbara Surf Breaks

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Santa Maria Rivermouth

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The Hut - Paradise Cove

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Santa Barbara is a south facing coastline and is best surfed in the winter and the fall. SW and W swells work best but large parts are blocked by 4 channel islands that sit just off the coast. Fantastic area to explore with plenty of facilities and parking at most of the popular breaks. The whole of the area can get very crowded and locals tend to like to keep thing to themselves so respect local etiquette. There are a mixture of sand and reef breaks. Early morning sessions are always scored best.

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