Santa Barbara Surf Report & Forecast
Sunday May 24th, 2026
First Light: 4:45 AM · Full Darkness: 9:05 PM
NOAA Tide Prediction for Santa Barbara
NOAA Buoy Observations
| Station Name | Time | Wave Height | Dominant Period | Direction | Water Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West California (46059) | 05/24 10:20am | 7.5 ft | 15 sec | 307° | 59.7 °F |
| Point Reyes (46214) | 05/24 10:26am | 5.2 ft | 17 sec | 311° | 54.3 °F |
| Monterey (46042) | 05/24 10:20am | 4.3 ft | 17 sec | 277° | 54.1 °F |
| Point Sur (46239) | 05/24 10:30am | 4.3 ft | 18 sec | 300° | 59.4 °F |
| Cape San Martin (46028) | 05/24 10:20am | 3.9 ft | 9 sec | 316° | 59.2 °F |
| Santa Maria (46011) | 05/24 10:20am | 3.6 ft | 10 sec | 310° | 61 °F |
| Santa Lucia (46259) | 05/24 10:26am | 3.6 ft | 15 sec | 199° | 61 °F |
| Harvest Buoy (46218) | 05/24 10:26am | 3.6 ft | 10 sec | 293° | 56.8 °F |
| West Santa Barbara (46054) | 05/24 10:20am | 3.3 ft | 9 sec | 293° | 57.6 °F |
| East Santa Barbara (46053) | 05/24 10:20am | 1.6 ft | 11 sec | 256° | 57.7 °F |
| S. Santa Rosa Island (46069) | 05/24 10:20am | 3.9 ft | 8 sec | 306° | 60.3 °F |
| San Nicolas Island (46219) | 05/24 10:26am | 3.6 ft | 11 sec | 267° | 60.3 °F |
| Santa Monica Basin (46025) | 05/24 10:20am | 2.3 ft | 14 sec | 240° | 64 °F |
| San Pedro (46222) | 05/24 10:26am | 2 ft | 12 sec | 176° | 63.9 °F |
| Tanner Bank (46047) | 05/24 10:20am | 3.9 ft | 10 sec | 292° | 64.4 °F |
Southern California Swell Model
NOAA Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast Surf Zone Forecast
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FZUS56 KLOX 240903
SRFLOX
Surf Zone Forecast
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard
203 AM PDT Sun May 24 2026
CAZ349-350-250015-
Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast-
Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast-
203 AM PDT Sun May 24 2026
.TODAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Low.
Surf Height...................1 to 3 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............60 to 62 degrees.
Tides.........................High 3.9 feet (MLLW) 05:58 AM PDT.
Low 0.4 feet (MLLW) 12:35 PM PDT.
High 4.8 feet (MLLW) 07:24 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................None.
.MONDAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Low.
Surf Height...................1 to 3 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Tides.........................Low 1.4 feet (MLLW) 01:49 AM PDT.
High 3.6 feet (MLLW) 07:18 AM PDT.
Low 0.8 feet (MLLW) 01:18 PM PDT.
High 5.1 feet (MLLW) 07:59 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:202605250415;;572289 FZUS56 KLOX 241532 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 832 AM PDT Sun May 24 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... PZZ650-250415- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 832 AM PDT Sun May 24 2026 .TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...Western Portion, W wind 15 to 20 kt becoming NW after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 20 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 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 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Waters Forecast from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island and Westward 60 NM (PZ 673)
Expires:202605250415;;572287 FZUS56 KLOX 241532 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 832 AM PDT Sun May 24 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... PZZ673-250415- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 832 AM PDT Sun May 24 2026 .TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds, NW 13 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Outer Waters Forecast from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM Offshore (PZ 676)
Expires:202605250415;;572288 FZUS56 KLOX 241532 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 832 AM PDT Sun May 24 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... PZZ676-250415- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 832 AM PDT Sun May 24 2026 .TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Inner Waters Forecast from Pt. Mugu to San Mateo Pt. (PZ 655)
Expires:202605250415;;572290 FZUS56 KLOX 241532 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 832 AM PDT Sun May 24 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... PZZ655-250415- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 832 AM PDT Sun May 24 2026 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...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 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 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 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ www.weather.gov/losangelesSource: NOAA
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