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Government Point Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Government Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 19 Apr 2025 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Government Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Government Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Government Point today?
The current surf forecast for Government Point at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Government Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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| Energy (?) | 159 | 152 | 172 | 172 | 167 | 184 | 138 | 250 | 314 | 389 | 303 | 338 | 332 | 415 | 453 | 505 | 538 | 527 | 496 | 496 | 445 | 445 | 486 | 477 | 498 | 498 | 488 | 538 | 622 | 609 | 678 | 800 | 724 | 609 | 609 | 597 | 535 | 491 | 599 | 464 | 307 | 397 | 564 | 655 | 453 | 349 | 404 | 395 | 395 | 298 | 314 | 310 | 454 | 553 | 553 | 816 | 1296 | 1774 | 1521 | 1048 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:18AM 1.75 | 7:32PM 1.47 | 3:51AM 1.72 | 7:24PM 1.55 | 5:17AM 1.73 | 7:35PM 1.67 | 6:29AM 1.77 | 7:54PM 1.82 | 7:32AM 1.79 | 8:19PM 1.99 | 8:32AM 1.79 | 8:48PM 2.16 | 9:31AM 1.76 | 9:21PM 2.30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:05AM 0.51 | 10:11PM 1.44 | 11:56AM 0.46 | 11:53PM 1.31 | 12:38PM 0.43 | 12:55AM 1.10 | 1:15PM 0.43 | 1:46AM 0.85 | 1:51PM 0.47 | 2:35AM 0.58 | 2:27PM 0.56 | 3:23AM 0.33 | 3:04PM 0.67 | 4:12AM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sun 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
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