Santa Barbara Surf Report & Forecast
Monday March 16th, 2026
First Light: 6:11 AM · Full Darkness: 8:02 PM
NOAA Tide Prediction for Santa Barbara
NOAA Buoy Observations
| Station Name | Time | Wave Height | Dominant Period | Direction | Water Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West California (46059) | 03/16 10:50am | 3.3 ft | 13 sec | 172° | 57.4 °F |
| Point Reyes (46214) | 03/16 10:56am | 4.9 ft | 18 sec | 183° | 52.2 °F |
| Point Sur (46239) | 03/16 10:30am | 4.3 ft | 18 sec | 202° | 55.2 °F |
| Cape San Martin (46028) | 03/16 10:50am | 4.6 ft | 17 sec | 212° | -- |
| Santa Maria (46011) | 03/16 10:50am | 4.3 ft | 17 sec | 216° | -- |
| Santa Lucia (46259) | 03/16 10:26am | 4.6 ft | 20 sec | 172° | 59.4 °F |
| Harvest Buoy (46218) | 03/16 10:26am | 4.9 ft | 18 sec | 188° | 57.9 °F |
| West Santa Barbara (46054) | 03/16 10:50am | 4.3 ft | 8 sec | 298° | 56.8 °F |
| East Santa Barbara (46053) | 03/16 10:50am | 2.6 ft | 11 sec | 267° | 60.8 °F |
| S. Santa Rosa Island (46069) | 03/16 10:50am | 4.3 ft | 17 sec | 191° | 59.2 °F |
| San Nicolas Island (46219) | 03/16 10:56am | 4.3 ft | 18 sec | 179° | 59.4 °F |
| Santa Monica Basin (46025) | 03/16 10:50am | 2.6 ft | 17 sec | 211° | 63 °F |
| San Pedro (46222) | 03/16 10:56am | 2 ft | 13 sec | 161° | 63.5 °F |
| Tanner Bank (46047) | 03/16 10:50am | 5.6 ft | 8 sec | 311° | 61 °F |
Southern California Swell Model
NOAA Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast Surf Zone Forecast
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FZUS56 KLOX 160727
SRFLOX
Surf Zone Forecast
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard
1227 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026
CAZ349-350-162215-
Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast-
Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast-
1227 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026
.TODAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Low.
Surf Height...................1 to 2 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............60 to 61 degrees.
Tides.........................Low 1.6 feet (MLLW) 03:26 AM PDT.
High 5.2 feet (MLLW) 09:30 AM PDT.
Low -0.5 feet (MLLW) 04:17 PM PDT.
High 4.2 feet (MLLW) 10:34 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................None.
.TUESDAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Low.
Surf Height...................1 to 3 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Tides.........................Low 1.1 feet (MLLW) 04:04 AM PDT.
High 5.2 feet (MLLW) 10:08 AM PDT.
Low -0.4 feet (MLLW) 04:42 PM PDT.
High 4.5 feet (MLLW) 10:56 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................None.
&&
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.
$$
Source: NOAA
East Santa Barbara Channel Coastal Waters Forecast (PZ 650)
Expires:202603170515;;791019 FZUS56 KLOX 161620 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 920 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... PZZ650-170515- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 920 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. .THU...Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Waters Forecast from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island and Westward 60 NM (PZ 673)
Expires:202603170515;;791017 FZUS56 KLOX 161620 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 920 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 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... PZZ673-170515- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 920 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Outer Waters Forecast from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM Offshore (PZ 676)
Expires:202603170515;;791018 FZUS56 KLOX 161620 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 920 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... PZZ676-170515- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 920 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt this morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...W to NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Inner Waters Forecast from Pt. Mugu to San Mateo Pt. (PZ 655)
Expires:202603170515;;791020 FZUS56 KLOX 161620 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 920 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 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... PZZ655-170515- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 920 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog dense with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU 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 and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ www.weather.gov/losangelesSource: NOAA
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