Santa Barbara Surf Report & Forecast
Tuesday July 28th, 2026
First Light: 5:03 AM · Full Darkness: 9:06 PM
NOAA Tide Prediction for Santa Barbara
NOAA Buoy Observations
| Station Name | Time | Wave Height | Dominant Period | Direction | Water Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West California (46059) | 07/28 12:20pm | 4.6 ft | 17 sec | 183° | 66 °F |
| Point Reyes (46214) | 07/28 12:26pm | 7.9 ft | 7 sec | 321° | 56.5 °F |
| Monterey (46042) | 07/28 12:20pm | 6.6 ft | 8 sec | 315° | 61.9 °F |
| Point Sur (46239) | 07/28 12:30pm | 5.9 ft | 7 sec | 323° | 56.7 °F |
| Cape San Martin (46028) | 07/28 12:20pm | 7.9 ft | 6 sec | 315° | 56.1 °F |
| Santa Maria (46011) | 07/28 12:20pm | 7.2 ft | 7 sec | 301° | 59.7 °F |
| Santa Lucia (46259) | 07/28 12:26pm | 8.5 ft | 8 sec | 320° | 60.3 °F |
| Harvest Buoy (46218) | 07/28 12:26pm | 8.9 ft | 8 sec | 313° | 59.4 °F |
| West Santa Barbara (46054) | 07/28 12:20pm | 9.2 ft | 8 sec | 306° | 65.3 °F |
| East Santa Barbara (46053) | 07/28 12:20pm | 3.9 ft | 8 sec | 276° | 66.4 °F |
| S. Santa Rosa Island (46069) | 07/28 12:20pm | 8.5 ft | 8 sec | 315° | 64 °F |
| San Nicolas Island (46219) | 07/28 12:26pm | 7.9 ft | 18 sec | 205° | 63.9 °F |
| Santa Monica Basin (46025) | 07/28 12:20pm | 3.6 ft | 17 sec | 199° | 72 °F |
| San Pedro (46222) | 07/28 12:26pm | 3 ft | 14 sec | 173° | 73.4 °F |
| Tanner Bank (46047) | 07/28 12:20pm | 8.2 ft | 8 sec | 309° | 65.3 °F |
Southern California Swell Model
NOAA Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast Surf Zone Forecast
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FZUS56 KLOX 280905
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Surf Zone Forecast
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard
205 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026
CAZ349-350-282345-
Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast-
Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast-
205 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026
...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK...
.TODAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Moderate.
Surf Height...................2 to 4 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............Around 66 degrees.
Tides.........................Low -0.4 feet (MLLW) 05:21 AM PDT.
High 3.7 feet (MLLW) 11:52 AM PDT.
Low 2.5 feet (MLLW) 04:11 PM PDT.
High 6.0 feet (MLLW) 10:29 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................Mixed west swell and south swell.
.WEDNESDAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Moderate.
Surf Height...................2 to 4 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Tides.........................Low -0.4 feet (MLLW) 05:49 AM PDT.
High 3.8 feet (MLLW) 12:16 PM PDT.
Low 2.4 feet (MLLW) 04:48 PM PDT.
High 6.0 feet (MLLW) 11:02 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................Mixed south swell and 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:202607290330;;222783 FZUS56 KLOX 281449 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 749 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 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... PZZ650-290330- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 749 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Waters Forecast from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island and Westward 60 NM (PZ 673)
Expires:202607290330;;222781 FZUS56 KLOX 281449 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 749 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 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... PZZ673-290330- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 749 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Outer Waters Forecast from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM Offshore (PZ 676)
Expires:202607290330;;222782 FZUS56 KLOX 281449 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 749 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 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... PZZ676-290330- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 749 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT 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 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Inner Waters Forecast from Pt. Mugu to San Mateo Pt. (PZ 655)
Expires:202607290330;;222784 FZUS56 KLOX 281449 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 749 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 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... PZZ655-290330- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 749 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. $$ RAT www.weather.gov/losangelesSource: NOAA
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