Santa Barbara Surf Report & Forecast
Wednesday June 17th, 2026
First Light: 4:38 AM · Full Darkness: 9:20 PM
NOAA Tide Prediction for Santa Barbara
NOAA Buoy Observations
| Station Name | Time | Wave Height | Dominant Period | Direction | Water Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West California (46059) | 06/17 12:50am | 8.5 ft | 8 sec | 20° | 62.1 °F |
| Point Reyes (46214) | 06/17 12:56am | 5.2 ft | 15 sec | 183° | 58.5 °F |
| Monterey (46042) | 06/17 12:50am | 4.6 ft | 19 sec | 207° | 62.1 °F |
| Point Sur (46239) | 06/17 1:00am | 5.2 ft | 20 sec | 220° | 61.5 °F |
| Cape San Martin (46028) | 06/17 12:20am | 4.6 ft | 19 sec | 226° | 60.4 °F |
| Santa Maria (46011) | 06/17 12:50am | 3.6 ft | 19 sec | 249° | 60.1 °F |
| Santa Lucia (46259) | 06/17 12:56am | 4.9 ft | 18 sec | 219° | 62.4 °F |
| Harvest Buoy (46218) | 06/17 12:56am | 4.3 ft | 20 sec | 213° | 61.5 °F |
| West Santa Barbara (46054) | 06/17 12:20am | 4.3 ft | 19 sec | 188° | 60.6 °F |
| East Santa Barbara (46053) | 06/17 12:20am | 3.6 ft | 5 sec | 259° | 61.5 °F |
| S. Santa Rosa Island (46069) | 06/17 12:50am | 5.2 ft | 19 sec | 234° | 60.4 °F |
| San Nicolas Island (46219) | 06/17 12:56am | 5.9 ft | 15 sec | 167° | 63.1 °F |
| Santa Monica Basin (46025) | 06/17 12:20am | 4.3 ft | 19 sec | 221° | 66 °F |
| San Pedro (46222) | 06/17 12:56am | 3.3 ft | 20 sec | 209° | 66.6 °F |
| Tanner Bank (46047) | 06/17 12:50am | 5.9 ft | 19 sec | 236° | -- |
Southern California Swell Model
NOAA Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast Surf Zone Forecast
Expires:202606171115;;858906
FZUS56 KLOX 162022
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Surf Zone Forecast
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard
122 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026
CAZ349-350-171115-
Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast-
Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast-
122 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT THROUGH 3 AM THURSDAY...
...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Moderate.
Surf Height...................2 to 4 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............63 to 65 degrees.
Tides.........................Low -1.5 feet (MLLW) 07:32 AM PDT.
High 3.9 feet (MLLW) 02:18 PM PDT.
Low 2.4 feet (MLLW) 06:41 PM PDT.
High 6.3 feet (MLLW) 11:53 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................Mixed south swell and west swell.
.THURSDAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Moderate.
Surf Height...................2 to 4 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Tides.........................Low -1.2 feet (MLLW) 08:21 AM PDT.
High 4.0 feet (MLLW) 03:10 PM PDT.
Low 2.4 feet (MLLW) 07:50 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................Mixed southwest swell and 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)
Expires:202606171630;;874483 FZUS56 KLOX 170332 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 832 PM PDT Tue Jun 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... PZZ650-171630- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 832 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...Western Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Waters Forecast from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island and Westward 60 NM (PZ 673)
Expires:202606171630;;874481 FZUS56 KLOX 170332 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 832 PM PDT Tue Jun 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... PZZ673-171630- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 832 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, strongest near Point Conception. Becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Outer Waters Forecast from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM Offshore (PZ 676)
Expires:202606171630;;874482 FZUS56 KLOX 170332 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 832 PM PDT Tue Jun 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... PZZ676-171630- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 832 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$Source: NOAA
Inner Waters Forecast from Pt. Mugu to San Mateo Pt. (PZ 655)
Expires:202606171630;;874484 FZUS56 KLOX 170332 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 832 PM PDT Tue Jun 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... PZZ655-171630- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 832 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ Phillips www.weather.gov/losangelesSource: NOAA
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