Santa Barbara Surf Report & Forecast
Tuesday May 26th, 2026
First Light: 4:44 AM · Full Darkness: 9:07 PM
NOAA Tide Prediction for Santa Barbara
NOAA Buoy Observations
| Station Name | Time | Wave Height | Dominant Period | Direction | Water Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West California (46059) | 05/26 9:50am | 14.8 ft | 14 sec | 318° | 59.7 °F |
| Point Reyes (46214) | 05/26 9:56am | 12.1 ft | 14 sec | 310° | 56.5 °F |
| Monterey (46042) | 05/26 9:50am | 6.6 ft | 16 sec | 275° | 55.9 °F |
| Point Sur (46239) | 05/26 10:00am | 6.9 ft | 12 sec | 303° | 55.4 °F |
| Cape San Martin (46028) | 05/26 9:50am | 6.6 ft | 14 sec | 290° | 59.4 °F |
| Santa Maria (46011) | 05/26 9:50am | 4.6 ft | 12 sec | 306° | 61.2 °F |
| Santa Lucia (46259) | 05/26 9:56am | 5.2 ft | 13 sec | 292° | 59 °F |
| Harvest Buoy (46218) | 05/26 9:56am | 5.2 ft | 14 sec | 202° | 60.3 °F |
| West Santa Barbara (46054) | 05/26 9:50am | 4.6 ft | 13 sec | 300° | 57 °F |
| East Santa Barbara (46053) | 05/26 9:50am | 2.6 ft | 12 sec | 262° | 59 °F |
| S. Santa Rosa Island (46069) | 05/26 9:50am | 5.2 ft | 13 sec | 300° | 60.4 °F |
| San Nicolas Island (46219) | 05/26 9:56am | 5.9 ft | 13 sec | 296° | 59.2 °F |
| Santa Monica Basin (46025) | 05/26 9:50am | 3.3 ft | 16 sec | 209° | 64.6 °F |
| San Pedro (46222) | 05/26 9:56am | 3.6 ft | 13 sec | 235° | 63.5 °F |
| Tanner Bank (46047) | 05/26 9:50am | 6.2 ft | 13 sec | 286° | 63.9 °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
152 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026
CAZ349-350-262315-
Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast-
Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast-
152 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026
...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK...
.TODAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Low.
Surf Height...................1 to 3 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............Around 59 degrees.
Tides.........................Low 0.7 feet (MLLW) 02:45 AM PDT.
High 3.4 feet (MLLW) 08:30 AM PDT.
Low 1.2 feet (MLLW) 01:56 PM PDT.
High 5.4 feet (MLLW) 08:30 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................West swell.
.WEDNESDAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Moderate.
Surf Height...................2 to 4 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Tides.........................Low 0.2 feet (MLLW) 03:31 AM PDT.
High 3.3 feet (MLLW) 09:33 AM PDT.
Low 1.7 feet (MLLW) 02:28 PM PDT.
High 5.6 feet (MLLW) 08:59 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:202605270415;;683485 FZUS56 KLOX 261553 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 853 AM PDT Tue May 26 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... PZZ650-270415- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 853 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 25 to 35 kt this afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 30 kt becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 20 to 30 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds, W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Waters Forecast from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island and Westward 60 NM (PZ 673)
Expires:202605270415;;683483 FZUS56 KLOX 261553 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 853 AM PDT Tue May 26 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... PZZ673-270415- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 853 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. .WED...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, NW 12 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds, NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 8 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds, NW 4 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 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:202605270415;;683484 FZUS56 KLOX 261553 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 853 AM PDT Tue May 26 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... PZZ676-270415- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 853 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain this morning, then a slight chance of rain this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds, NW 11 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. .FRI...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 4 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 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. $$Source: NOAA
Inner Waters Forecast from Pt. Mugu to San Mateo Pt. (PZ 655)
Expires:202605270415;;683486 FZUS56 KLOX 261553 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 853 AM PDT Tue May 26 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... PZZ655-270415- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 853 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. .WED...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ www.weather.gov/losangelesSource: NOAA
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