Santa Barbara Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Santa Barbara Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at — and sunset is at 04:52 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 117mm), heaviest during Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sun
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
1:13AM1.09m
11:13AM1.53m
1:54AM1.16m
12:02PM1.37m
2:34AM1.25m
1:08PM1.17m
3:14AM1.37m
2:40PM0.98m
3:55AM1.52m
4:30PM0.89m
4:38AM1.68m
6:09PM0.90m
5:23AM1.84m
7:26PM0.96m
8:26PM1.04m
9:15PM1.10m
7:47AM2.13m
10:00PM1.15m
8:35AM2.13m
10:43PM1.19m
9:23AM2.06m
Low Tide
6:11PM-0.14m
5:12AM0.87m
6:47PM-0.06m
6:24AM0.86m
7:24PM0.05m
7:57AM0.80m
8:04PM0.18m
9:38AM0.64m
8:48PM0.33m
11:02AM0.39m
9:37PM0.47m
12:06PM0.12m
10:31PM0.59m
12:58PM-0.14m
11:29PM0.66m
1:47PM-0.35m
00:27AM0.71m
2:33PM-0.50m
1:23AM0.71m
3:19PM-0.57m
2:17AM0.68m
4:03PM-0.58m
3:10AM0.66m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.3
SE
4
1.9
SE
6
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
2.4
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.3
W
14
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.1
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.4
WSW
6
0.3
S
5
0.4
SE
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.6
SW
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain shwrs
mod rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
ESE
35
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
SW
5
SW
15
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
NNE
5
N
0
WSW
15
NNE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
NE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
E
10
ESE
5
S
5
NNW
0
W
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
ENE
 mm 
1
61
8
3
11
10
14
8
1
2
2
4
16
6
3
1
max°C
16
17
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
15
15
12
19
18
13
20
20
16
22
18
19
23
17
17
17
17
16
18
17
15
19
18
17
20
Moonrise
10:20
10:48
11:14
11:41
12:09
12:42
1:21
2:09
3:07
4:15
5:29
Moonset
8:26
9:28
10:31
11:34
12:39
1:47
2:59
4:15
5:29
6:39
7:38
8:26
Sunrise
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
Sunset
4:52
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:58
4:58
4:59
5:00
5:00
Today's sea temperature in Santa Barbara is
16.9° C
(Statistics for 23 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 14.2 max: 16.1 min: 12.6°C)
Issued (local time): 3 pm Tuesday 23 Dec 2025
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