The surf forecast is 1 ft and glassy right now for Carpinteria, CA

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    65° NE @ 2 → 4mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    5:01am / 11:16am
  • BUOY 46053
    W3.6ft @ 5s
  • WATER TEMP
    68° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 9
WED 10
THU 11
FRI 12
SAT 13
11am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 0-1 ft and clean at 11am on Mon 9/8
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND SSW 4 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY S (170) 0.7 ft @ 11 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY W (266) 0.8 ft @ 7 sec
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide, 5.1 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Tuesday, Sep 9
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    NNE
    2mph
    1.4ft
    5s
    WSW
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    fair
    SW
    7mph
    1.4ft
    4s
    WSW
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    11mph
    3.4ft
    5s
    WSW
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  • Wednesday, Sep 10
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    N
    2mph
    1.7ft
    5s
    W
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    8mph
    1.4ft
    5s
    W
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    11mph
    3.6ft
    5s
    WSW
  • Thursday, Sep 11
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NE
    2mph
    1.3ft
    5s
    WSW
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    fair
    SW
    7mph
    1.2ft
    5s
    W
    6pm
    2 ft
    fair
    WSW
    6mph
    3.2ft
    6s
    WSW
  • Friday, Sep 12
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    N
    3mph
    1.5ft
    5s
    W
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    8mph
    1.3ft
    5s
    W
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    1.8ft
    5s
    W
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  • Saturday, Sep 13
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    NE
    1mph
    1.4ft
    6s
    W
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    SW
    7mph
    0.5ft
    16s
    S
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    WSW
    4mph
    0.5ft
    17s
    S
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to North-North-East, and was updated Sep 9, 2025 @ 12:17am.
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