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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    64° S @ 5mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    7:29am / 1:29am
  • BUOY 46053
    W3.3ft @ 8s
  • WATER TEMP
    69° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 4
WED 5
THU 6
FRI 7
SAT 8
7am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1+ ft and clean at 7am on Tue 8/4
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDSE 1 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYW (264) 2.1 ft @ 6 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSW (236) 0.5 ft @ 15 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide,1.5 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Tuesday, Aug 4
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    clean
    ESE
    1mph
    2.1ft
    6s
    W
    12pm
    1+ ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    1.9ft
    6s
    W
    6pm
    1+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    8mph
    2ft
    6s
    W
  • Wednesday, Aug 5
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    ESE
    2mph
    1.8ft
    5s
    W
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    S
    4mph
    1.5ft
    6s
    W
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    WSW
    8mph
    0.7ft
    14s
    SW
  • Thursday, Aug 6
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    SE
    2mph
    0.7ft
    13s
    WSW
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    SW
    4mph
    0.7ft
    13s
    WSW
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    WSW
    7mph
    0.7ft
    13s
    WSW
  • Friday, Aug 7
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    ESE
    4mph
    0.7ft
    13s
    WSW
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    S
    5mph
    0.8ft
    12s
    WSW
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    WSW
    6mph
    0.4ft
    19s
    SW
  • Saturday, Aug 8
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    E
    2mph
    0.5ft
    17s
    SW
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    SSW
    4mph
    0.5ft
    17s
    SW
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    WSW
    7mph
    0.5ft
    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 Aug 4, 2026 @ 6:25am.
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