Santa Barbara County Surf & Weather Report

1. Wave Sizes

Exposed Outer Coast (Point Conception / Jalama): Chest to shoulder-high sets (3–4+ ft), with occasional head-high waves on peak sets. Outer buoys show a solid long-period NW swell mix running through the Channel approach.

South-Facing Inner Channel (Refugio, El Capitan, Sands, Leadbetter): Knee to waist-high (1–2+ ft) at exposed sandbars and points, with larger wrapped pulse producing occasional chest-high sets at favored west-facing points. Mostly small and soft along protected town beaches.

2. Current Weather

Clear morning conditions around Santa Barbara. Current temperature is 57°F with early light north-northeast offshore drainage winds at 3–5 mph along the foothills. Expect a daytime high near 68°F under sunny skies. Light morning offshores will shift to a light west-northwest onshore breeze by mid-afternoon around 8–12 mph.

3. Tides

Low Tide: 02:26 AM PDT (1.0 ft)

High Tide: 08:43 AM PDT (5.7 ft)

Low Tide: 03:12 PM PDT (0.4 ft)

High Tide: 09:28 PM PDT (4.8 ft)

4. Later Today & Tomorrow

Primary Swell: WNW swell (295°–305°) measuring 5.2 ft @ 14–15 seconds from CDIP 076 (Harvest Buoy).

Secondary Swell: SSW background swell (190°) measuring 1.5 ft @ 15 seconds.

Outlook: Wave heights hold steady through this afternoon before a minor easing trend tonight. Tomorrow (Sunday) brings clean morning conditions with light offshore winds picking up early, holding waist to chest-high surf at outer breaks and lingering 1–2+ ft waves along inner Channel breaks.

5. 12-Hour Wind (NOAA HRRR Run: 12Z)

6. Daylight

First Light: 06:48 AM PDT

Sunrise: 07:14 AM PDT

Sunset: 06:14 PM PDT

Total Darkness: 06:40 PM PDT