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 06:58 AM and sunset is at 04:51 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
7:39AM1.78m
10:02PM1.04m
8:11AM1.79m
10:38PM1.05m
8:45AM1.80m
11:15PM1.05m
9:20AM1.78m
11:53PM1.05m
9:55AM1.73m
00:32AM1.06m
10:32AM1.66m
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
Low Tide
3:15PM-0.17m
1:46AM0.83m
3:49PM-0.20m
2:21AM0.84m
4:24PM-0.22m
2:56AM0.84m
4:59PM-0.21m
3:34AM0.85m
5:35PM-0.19m
4:18AM0.86m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.3
W
7
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.9
SSW
5
1.6
SE
5
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
6
1.9
W
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
13
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.8
W
13
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
S
5
WSW
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
35
SE
5
SSW
10
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SSE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
NE
5
SW
5
W
5
N
 mm 
35
4
1
5
8
10
4
6
2
1
max°C
28
26
21
24
22
18
21
20
18
19
18
17
19
18
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
16
16
11
15
15
13
17
16
15
Moonrise
6:03
6:59
7:51
8:36
9:16
9:50
10:20
10:48
11:14
11:41
12:09
12:42
Moonset
3:37
4:26
5:22
6:21
7:23
8:26
9:28
10:31
11:34
12:39
1:47
Sunrise
6:58
7:00
7:00
7:01
7:01
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
Sunset
4:51
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:55
4:55
4:57
Today's sea temperature in Santa Barbara is
17.1° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 14.4 max: 16.1 min: 12.6°C)
Issued (local time): 9 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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