The surf forecast is 1 ft and clean right now for Santa Barbara, CA
- WEATHER - LIVENearby Wind Station NTBC1 - Santa Barbara, CA58° WSW @ 10 → 18mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.7:33am / 2:48pm
- BUOY 46053Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46053W
3.6ft @ 13s
- WATER TEMPNo nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.55° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
FRI 18
SAT 19
SUN 20
MON 21
5am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and clean at 5am on Thu 4/17

TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide-0.7 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Thursday, Apr 17
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanNW3mph0.7ft15sWSW12pm 0-1 ftcleanWSW7mph0.5ft13sWSW6pm 1 ftcleanWSW11mph0.6ft13sW - Best Board for Thursday
- Friday, Apr 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanNNW2mph1.4ft4sWSW12pm 0-1 ftfairS5mph0.5ft12sW6pm 1+ ftcleanWSW7mph2.2ft5sWSW - Saturday, Apr 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanSE3mph1.3ft5sW12pm 0-1 ftcleanW5mph1.1ft5sW6pm 1 ftcleanW8mph0.5ft15sWSW - Sunday, Apr 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftcleanENE3mph0.5ft14sWSW12pm 1 ftcleanSW4mph0.7ft13sW6pm 1 ftcleanW6mph0.7ft12sW - Monday, Apr 21
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftcleanNNW1mph0.6ft11sW12pm 1 ftcleanSW6mph0.4ft18sSW6pm 0-1 ftcleanWSW6mph0.3ft17sSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-West to West, and was updated Apr 17, 2025 @ 6:56pm.
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