Santa Barbara Surf Report & Forecast

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Surf Zone Forecast
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard
108 PM PDT Tue Jul 7 2026


CAZ349-350-081045-
Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast-
Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast-
108 PM PDT Tue Jul 7 2026

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............High.
Surf Height...................3 to 5 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............61 to 62 degrees.
Tides.........................High 2.9 feet (MLLW) 05:47 AM PDT.
                              Low 1.7 feet (MLLW) 10:50 AM PDT.
                              High 5.4 feet (MLLW) 06:00 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................Mixed west swell and south swell.

.THURSDAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............High.
Surf Height...................3 to 5 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Tides.........................Low 0.8 feet (MLLW) 01:34 AM PDT.
                              High 2.8 feet (MLLW) 07:36 AM PDT.
                              Low 2.1 feet (MLLW) 11:47 AM PDT.
                              High 5.9 feet (MLLW) 06:49 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.

$$

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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
107 PM PDT Tue Jul 7 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...


PZZ650-080845-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
107 PM PDT Tue Jul 7 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W
wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
8 seconds. 
.WED...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W 20 to 30 kt
in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming 5 to 10 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 
.THU NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion,
S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. 
.FRI...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. 
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
9 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
8 seconds. 
.SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
8 seconds. 

$$

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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
107 PM PDT Tue Jul 7 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...


PZZ673-080845-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
107 PM PDT Tue Jul 7 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.WED...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 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 S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. 

$$

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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
107 PM PDT Tue Jul 7 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...


PZZ676-080845-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
107 PM PDT Tue Jul 7 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.WED...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.THU...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at
10 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning. 
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.FRI...N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S
3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.SUN...Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning. 
.SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. 

$$

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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
107 PM PDT Tue Jul 7 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...


PZZ655-080845-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
107 PM PDT Tue Jul 7 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
18 seconds. 
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. 
.THU...Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. 
.FRI...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 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 SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.SUN 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 2 ft at
14 seconds. 

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