Santa Barbara Surf Report & Forecast
Friday June 5th, 2026
First Light: 4:39 AM · Full Darkness: 9:14 PM
NOAA Tide Prediction for Santa Barbara
NOAA Buoy Observations
| Station Name | Time | Wave Height | Dominant Period | Direction | Water Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West California (46059) | 06/05 9:20am | 6.2 ft | 11 sec | 306° | 60.8 °F |
| Point Reyes (46214) | 06/05 9:26am | 15.4 ft | 10 sec | 314° | 51.8 °F |
| Monterey (46042) | 06/05 9:20am | 11.2 ft | 9 sec | 318° | 54.1 °F |
| Point Sur (46239) | 06/05 9:30am | 12.5 ft | 11 sec | 315° | 53.4 °F |
| Cape San Martin (46028) | 06/05 9:20am | 10.8 ft | 11 sec | 320° | 53.6 °F |
| Santa Maria (46011) | 06/05 9:20am | 9.8 ft | 11 sec | 321° | 54.9 °F |
| Santa Lucia (46259) | 06/05 8:56am | 10.8 ft | 11 sec | 320° | 57.9 °F |
| Harvest Buoy (46218) | 06/05 9:26am | 10.8 ft | 11 sec | 310° | 55.2 °F |
| West Santa Barbara (46054) | 06/05 9:20am | 7.9 ft | 10 sec | 309° | 55.9 °F |
| East Santa Barbara (46053) | 06/05 9:20am | 3.6 ft | 10 sec | 269° | 58.1 °F |
| S. Santa Rosa Island (46069) | 06/05 9:20am | 8.9 ft | 10 sec | 307° | 59.2 °F |
| San Nicolas Island (46219) | 06/05 8:56am | 8.5 ft | 11 sec | 316° | 59.5 °F |
| Santa Monica Basin (46025) | 06/05 9:20am | 3.6 ft | 17 sec | 218° | 64.9 °F |
| San Pedro (46222) | 06/05 9:26am | 3.9 ft | 10 sec | 284° | 65.1 °F |
| Tanner Bank (46047) | 06/05 9:20am | 7.9 ft | 10 sec | 316° | 62.4 °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
115 AM PDT Fri Jun 5 2026
CAZ349-350-052315-
Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast-
Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast-
115 AM PDT Fri Jun 5 2026
.TODAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Low.
Surf Height...................1 to 3 feet. Local sets to 4 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............Around 60 degrees.
Tides.........................High 4.9 feet (MLLW) 01:13 AM PDT.
Low -0.0 feet (MLLW) 09:10 AM PDT.
High 3.4 feet (MLLW) 04:35 PM PDT.
Low 3.0 feet (MLLW) 08:11 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................Mixed west swell and south swell.
.SATURDAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Low.
Surf Height...................1 to 3 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Tides.........................High 4.5 feet (MLLW) 02:01 AM PDT.
Low 0.1 feet (MLLW) 09:52 AM PDT.
High 3.7 feet (MLLW) 05:18 PM PDT.
Low 3.0 feet (MLLW) 09:41 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:202606060300;;224376 FZUS56 KLOX 051434 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 734 AM PDT Fri Jun 5 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... PZZ650-060300- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 734 AM PDT Fri Jun 5 2026 .TODAY...SE to S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Strongest western portion. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Waters Forecast from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island and Westward 60 NM (PZ 673)
Expires:202606060300;;224374 FZUS56 KLOX 051434 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 734 AM PDT Fri Jun 5 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... PZZ673-060300- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 734 AM PDT Fri Jun 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 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 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 19 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Outer Waters Forecast from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM Offshore (PZ 676)
Expires:202606060300;;224375 FZUS56 KLOX 051434 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 734 AM PDT Fri Jun 5 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... PZZ676-060300- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 734 AM PDT Fri Jun 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...N to NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds, N 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...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 15 seconds. .MON...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 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 18 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Inner Waters Forecast from Pt. Mugu to San Mateo Pt. (PZ 655)
Expires:202606060300;;224377 FZUS56 KLOX 051434 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 734 AM PDT Fri Jun 5 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... PZZ655-060300- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 734 AM PDT Fri Jun 5 2026 .TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .SUN...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 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .SUN...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 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 18 seconds.Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 18 seconds. $$ RAT www.weather.gov/losangelesSource: NOAA
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