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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    57° NW @ 3mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    6:11am / 12:42pm
  • BUOY 46053
    W2.3ft @ 5s
  • WATER TEMP
    69° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 1
WED 2
THU 3
FRI 4
SAT 5
8am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and clean at 8am on Tue 9/1
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDN 3 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYW (262) 1.7 ft @ 5 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSW (229) 0.7 ft @ 13 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide,2.6 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Tuesday, Sep 1
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    NNW
    4mph
    1.8ft
    5s
    W
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    1.5ft
    5s
    W
    6pm
    1-2 ft
    fair
    W
    8mph
    2.8ft
    5s
    WSW
  • Wednesday, Sep 2
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    N
    6mph
    1.6ft
    5s
    W
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    9mph
    0.5ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    2 ft
    fair
    W
    16mph
    3.7ft
    5s
    WSW
  • Thursday, Sep 3
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    NNW
    7mph
    0.5ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    WSW
    7mph
    0.6ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    2 ft
    fair
    WNW
    14mph
    3.6ft
    5s
    WSW
  • Friday, Sep 4
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    clean
    N
    4mph
    0.8ft
    18s
    SW
    12pm
    2 ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    0.8ft
    17s
    SW
    6pm
    2 ft
    fair
    W
    8mph
    0.9ft
    16s
    SW
  • Saturday, Sep 5
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    clean
    N
    3mph
    1ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    1-2 ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    0.9ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    2 ft
    fair
    WSW
    4mph
    1ft
    16s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-East to North-East, and was updated Sep 1, 2026 @ 6:18am.
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