NOAA Tide Prediction for Santa Barbara
NOAA Buoy Observations
Station NameTimeWave HeightDominant PeriodDirectionWater Temp
West California (46059)04/30 2:50am6.6 ft14 sec314°57.9 °F
Point Reyes (46214)04/30 3:26am8.9 ft14 sec301°55 °F
Monterey (46042)04/30 3:20am6.9 ft16 sec306°56.8 °F
Point Sur (46239)04/30 3:30am7.9 ft15 sec308°56.1 °F
Cape San Martin (46028)04/30 3:20am7.9 ft16 sec327°58.1 °F
Santa Maria (46011)04/30 3:20am7.9 ft16 sec308°58.5 °F
Santa Lucia (46259)04/30 3:26am8.2 ft17 sec313°61 °F
Harvest Buoy (46218)04/30 2:56am6.9 ft7 sec313°56.5 °F
West Santa Barbara (46054)04/30 3:20am6.2 ft17 sec294°56.3 °F
East Santa Barbara (46053)04/30 3:20am3 ft7 sec264°57.6 °F
S. Santa Rosa Island (46069)04/30 3:20am6.6 ft8 sec298°58.6 °F
San Nicolas Island (46219)04/30 3:26am5.9 ft6 sec306°60.6 °F
Santa Monica Basin (46025)04/30 3:20am3.3 ft6 sec259°62.8 °F
San Pedro (46222)04/30 3:26am2.3 ft14 sec180°62.6 °F
Tanner Bank (46047)04/30 3:20am5.9 ft8 sec317°62.1 °F
Source: NOAA
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
1227 AM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026


CAZ349-350-302300-
Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast-
Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast-
1227 AM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026

.TODAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Low.
Surf Height...................1 to 3 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............Around 59 degrees.
Tides.........................Low -0.2 feet (MLLW) 04:54 AM PDT.
                              High 3.7 feet (MLLW) 11:01 AM PDT.
                              Low 1.4 feet (MLLW) 04:10 PM PDT.
                              High 5.6 feet (MLLW) 10:29 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................West swell.

.FRIDAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Low.
Surf Height...................1 to 3 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Tides.........................Low -0.3 feet (MLLW) 05:29 AM PDT.
                              High 3.5 feet (MLLW) 11:43 AM PDT.
                              Low 1.8 feet (MLLW) 04:32 PM PDT.
                              High 5.6 feet (MLLW) 10:52 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)
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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
1253 AM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026

Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

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Detail format...


PZZ650-302300-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
1253 AM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Western portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt
with gusts to 25 kt this afternoon. Eastern portion, light winds,
becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt,
becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W wind 10 to
15 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
W 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.FRI...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 
20 kt in the afternoon. Strongest western portion. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming light
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
Patchy fog after midnight. 
.SAT...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the 
morning. 
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. 
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight. 
.SUN...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the 
morning. 
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. 
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at
11 seconds. 
.MON...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming 
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds.

$$


Source: NOAA
Waters Forecast from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island and Westward 60 NM (PZ 673)
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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
1253 AM PDT Thu Apr 30 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...


PZZ673-302300-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
1253 AM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy 
fog this morning. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
Patchy fog. 
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, 
subsiding to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and 
NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy
fog. 
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.MON...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. 

$$


Source: NOAA
Outer Waters Forecast from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM Offshore (PZ 676)
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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
1253 AM PDT Thu Apr 30 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...


PZZ676-302300-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
1253 AM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
Patchy fog. 
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, 
subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy 
fog. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.MON...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at
13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. 

$$


Source: NOAA
Inner Waters Forecast from Pt. Mugu to San Mateo Pt. (PZ 655)
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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
1253 AM PDT Thu Apr 30 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...


PZZ655-302300-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
1253 AM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog this
morning. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.FRI...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.SAT...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. 
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.SUN...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. 
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.MON...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and
W 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming 
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft 
at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. 

$$

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