The surf forecast is 1-2 ft and glassy right now for Isla Vista, CA

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    62° NNE @ 4mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    4:46am / 11:06am
  • BUOY 46054
    WNW5.9ft @ 16s
  • WATER TEMP
    68° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 13
WED 14
THU 15
FRI 16
SAT 17
9am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1-2 ft and clean at 9am on Tue 10/13
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDNNE 4 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSW (231) 0.7 ft @ 18 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSW (232) 0.9 ft @ 14 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming High Tide,4.8 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Tuesday, Oct 13
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    clean
    NNE
    5mph
    1ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    6mph
    0.6ft
    18s
    SW
    6pm
    2 ft
    fair
    SE
    3mph
    1ft
    16s
    SW
  • Wednesday, Oct 14
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    clean
    N
    3mph
    1ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    2 ft
    fair
    SSW
    5mph
    1ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    2 ft
    clean
    NW
    1mph
    1ft
    15s
    SW
  • Thursday, Oct 15
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    clean
    N
    4mph
    0.9ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    1-2 ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    0.9ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    1+ ft
    clean
    W
    7mph
    0.9ft
    15s
    SW
  • Friday, Oct 16
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    clean
    ESE
    1mph
    0.8ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    1+ ft
    fair
    S
    4mph
    0.8ft
    14s
    SW
    6pm
    1 ft
    clean
    WNW
    6mph
    0.8ft
    14s
    SW
  • Saturday, Oct 17
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    clean
    NNE
    5mph
    0.7ft
    19s
    SW
    12pm
    2 ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    0.8ft
    18s
    SW
    6pm
    2 ft
    clean
    WSW
    3mph
    0.8ft
    18s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-East to North-East, and was updated Oct 13, 2026 @ 6:14am.
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