The surf forecast is 1+ ft and glassy right now for Santa Barbara, CA
- WEATHER - LIVENearby Wind Station NTBC1 - Santa Barbara, CA57° SSE @ 2 → 3mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.12:58pm / 4:52am
- BUOY 46054Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46054NW
9.5ft @ 17s
- WATER TEMPNo nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.54° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
MON 24
TUE 25
WED 26
THU 27
5am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 2+ ft and clean at 5am on Sun 3/23

TIDE LEVEL
High Tide4.4 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Sunday, Mar 23
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2+ ftcleanNE4mph2.4ft7sW12pm 2 ftcleanSSW5mph2.2ft8sW6pm 1-2 ftcleanW5mph1.8ft7sW - Best Board for Sunday
- Monday, Mar 24
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanSE3mph1.4ft7sW12pm 1 ftcleanSW4mph1.3ft7sW6pm 1 ftcleanW4mph1.1ft7sW - Tuesday, Mar 25
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftfairSSW5mph0.3ft20sWSW12pm 1 ftcleanSW4mph0.5ft19sWSW6pm 1+ ftcleanW4mph0.6ft18sWSW - Wednesday, Mar 26
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftcleanSSW1mph0.9ft17sWSW12pm 2 ftcleanSW5mph0.9ft16sWSW6pm 2 ftcleanWSW7mph1ft16sWSW - Thursday, Mar 27
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1-2 ftcleanWSW6mph1ft15sWSW12pm 1-2 ftfairSW15mph1ft14sWSW6pm 2-3+ ftcleanWNW17mph4.4ft6sW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-West to West, and was updated Mar 23, 2025 @ 6:59pm.
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