The surf forecast is 2-3 ft and semi clean/textured right now for Isla Vista, CA

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    69° SE @ 7 → 9mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    6:00am / 12:29pm
  • BUOY 46053
    W3.3ft @ 9s
  • WATER TEMP
    70° Long Arm Spring

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 15
WED 16
THU 17
FRI 18
SAT 19
8am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2-3 ft and fair at 8am on Tue 9/15
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDESE 7 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYW (267) 2.6 ft @ 9 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSW (236) 0.5 ft @ 16 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide,3.1 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Tuesday, Sep 15
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2+ ft
    clean
    E
    6mph
    2.3ft
    7s
    W
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    9mph
    2.5ft
    8s
    W
    6pm
    2 ft
    fair
    SW
    4mph
    2ft
    7s
    W
  • Wednesday, Sep 16
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    clean
    SE
    2mph
    1.8ft
    6s
    W
    12pm
    1+ ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    0.6ft
    17s
    SW
    6pm
    1+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    6mph
    0.6ft
    17s
    SW
  • Thursday, Sep 17
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    fair
    SW
    4mph
    0.6ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    10mph
    0.6ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    WSW
    11mph
    2.3ft
    5s
    WSW
  • Friday, Sep 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    clean
    NNW
    4mph
    0.5ft
    19s
    SW
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    SW
    7mph
    0.5ft
    19s
    SW
    6pm
    2 ft
    clean
    W
    8mph
    2.8ft
    5s
    W
  • Saturday, Sep 19
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    clean
    NNW
    3mph
    2.1ft
    6s
    W
    12pm
    2 ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    2.3ft
    6s
    W
    6pm
    2 ft
    clean
    WNW
    6mph
    2.9ft
    6s
    W
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-East to North-East, and was updated Sep 15, 2026 @ 6:46am.
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