Santa Barbara Surf Report & Forecast
Wednesday July 15th, 2026
First Light: 4:52 AM · Full Darkness: 9:16 PM
NOAA Tide Prediction for Santa Barbara
NOAA Buoy Observations
| Station Name | Time | Wave Height | Dominant Period | Direction | Water Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West California (46059) | 07/15 11:50am | 4.3 ft | 10 sec | 294° | 65.8 °F |
| Point Reyes (46214) | 07/15 11:56am | 7.2 ft | 8 sec | 321° | 54.7 °F |
| Monterey (46042) | 07/15 11:50am | 5.2 ft | 7 sec | 322° | 59.7 °F |
| Point Sur (46239) | 07/15 11:30am | 5.2 ft | 7 sec | 304° | 58.6 °F |
| Cape San Martin (46028) | 07/15 11:50am | 6.6 ft | 6 sec | 317° | 60.3 °F |
| Santa Maria (46011) | 07/15 11:50am | 4.9 ft | 14 sec | 190° | 59.9 °F |
| Santa Lucia (46259) | 07/15 11:56am | 5.6 ft | 7 sec | 312° | 59 °F |
| Harvest Buoy (46218) | 07/15 11:56am | 5.2 ft | 7 sec | 307° | 60.4 °F |
| West Santa Barbara (46054) | 07/15 11:50am | 4.9 ft | 6 sec | 287° | 62.4 °F |
| East Santa Barbara (46053) | 07/15 11:50am | 2 ft | 8 sec | 274° | 65.5 °F |
| S. Santa Rosa Island (46069) | 07/15 11:50am | 4.6 ft | 13 sec | 186° | 64 °F |
| San Nicolas Island (46219) | 07/15 11:26am | 3.9 ft | 14 sec | 185° | 65.1 °F |
| Santa Monica Basin (46025) | 07/15 11:50am | 2.6 ft | 17 sec | 265° | 70.5 °F |
| San Pedro (46222) | 07/15 11:56am | 2.6 ft | 13 sec | 174° | 71.1 °F |
| Tanner Bank (46047) | 07/15 11:50am | 4.3 ft | 6 sec | 315° | 64.9 °F |
Southern California Swell Model
NOAA Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast Surf Zone Forecast
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Surf Zone Forecast
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard
1227 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026
CAZ349-350-161030-
Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast-
Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast-
1227 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT THROUGH 3 AM THURSDAY...
...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Moderate.
Surf Height...................2 to 4 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............Around 65 degrees.
Tides.........................Low -1.2 feet (MLLW) 07:06 AM PDT.
High 4.3 feet (MLLW) 01:38 PM PDT.
Low 1.9 feet (MLLW) 06:37 PM PDT.
High 6.1 feet (MLLW) 11:41 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................West swell.
.FRIDAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Moderate.
Surf Height...................2 to 4 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Tides.........................Low -0.7 feet (MLLW) 07:45 AM PDT.
High 4.5 feet (MLLW) 02:20 PM PDT.
Low 1.9 feet (MLLW) 07:38 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................West swell.
&&
Rip Current Risks:
* Low Risk - Life threatening rip currents are unlikely but still could occur.
* Moderate Risk - Life threatening rip currents are possible.
* High Risk - Life threatening rip currents are likely.
$$
Source: NOAA
East Santa Barbara Channel Coastal Waters Forecast (PZ 650)
Expires:202607160515;;014991 FZUS56 KLOX 151627 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 927 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... PZZ650-160515- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 927 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon, with local gusts to 35 kt possible. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Waters Forecast from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island and Westward 60 NM (PZ 673)
Expires:202607160515;;014989 FZUS56 KLOX 151627 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 927 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... PZZ673-160515- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 927 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt this evening. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 14 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Outer Waters Forecast from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM Offshore (PZ 676)
Expires:202607160515;;014990 FZUS56 KLOX 151627 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 927 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... PZZ676-160515- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 927 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt this evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 4 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Inner Waters Forecast from Pt. Mugu to San Mateo Pt. (PZ 655)
Expires:202607160515;;014992 FZUS56 KLOX 151627 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 927 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... PZZ655-160515- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 927 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026 .TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. $$ www.weather.gov/losangelesSource: NOAA
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