Surf Forecast Surf Report

Isla Vista surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 18 Apr 2025 PDT
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Isla Vista surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Isla Vista sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Isla Vista today?

The current surf forecast for Isla Vista at 12AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)--
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

Table - waves today at Isla Vista. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Sat
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515151515151515131212121212121414141818181818171716201616161617181818181515151616161616161617151515151515206661616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8079575757875757881701558383828110779808081123781217876168179149173171127130145273152123106106107207122169171171169201208170121121121193196199133167197164140166
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
0
NE
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offoffglassononcross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassonononglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:58AM
1.81
2:10AM
1.75
7:31PM
1.47
3:46AM
1.72
7:19PM
1.55
5:13AM
1.74
7:30PM
1.67
6:24AM
1.77
7:48PM
1.83
7:27AM
1.80
8:13PM
2.00
8:26AM
1.81
8:42PM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
0.56
11:01AM
0.52
10:05PM
1.44
11:52AM
0.46
11:49PM
1.30
12:33PM
0.42
12:50AM
1.09
1:10PM
0.42
1:40AM
0.84
1:46PM
0.46
2:28AM
0.57
2:22PM
0.54
3:16AM
0.31
Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Sat
26
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:20-------6:18-------6:18-------6:16-------6:16-------
Sunset-------7:34-------7:35-------7:35-------7:36-------7:37-------7:37-------7:37----
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)119109121715151413121213161716151413131516171615151312141717171413121112151615119891013151511910101417161814131211
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