The surf forecast is 1 ft and glassy right now for Isla Vista, CA
- WEATHER - LIVENearby Wind Station NTBC1 - Santa Barbara, CA61° SE @ 6 → 7mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.2:42am / 8:38am
- BUOY 46053Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46053W
1.3ft @ 12s
- WATER TEMPNo nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.61° 3/2 Wetsuit
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
TUE 31
WED 1
THU 2
FRI 3
5am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and clean at 5am on Mon 3/30
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Mid Tide 2.7 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Monday, Mar 30
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanE2mph0.8ft13sWSW12pm 1 ftfairSE7mph0.8ft12sWSW6pm 1 ftcleanSE3mph0.8ft12sWSW - Tuesday, Mar 31
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanSW0mph0.6ft11sW12pm 0-1 ftfairSSE5mph0.5ft11sW6pm 0-1 ftcleanS3mph0.5ft11sW - Wednesday, Apr 1
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanNNW3mph0.5ft14sWSW12pm 0-1 ftfairSSW5mph0.5ft13sWSW6pm 1+ ftfairW16mph2.7ft4sWSW - Thursday, Apr 2
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanNNW9mph1.6ft4sWSW12pm 1 ftcleanW5mph2.1ft5sWSW6pm 2-3 ftcleanWNW16mph3.9ft6sW - Best Surf Trip
- Friday, Apr 3
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3+ ftcleanNNE7mph3ft8sW12pm 2+ ftfairSW5mph2.3ft8sW6pm 2 ftfairW9mph2.1ft7sW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-East to North-East, and was updated Mar 30, 2026 @ 6:17pm.
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