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

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thu
1
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
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
7:26PM0.96m
8:26PM1.04m
Low Tide
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
12:58PM-0.14m
11:29PM0.66m
1:47PM-0.35m
00:27AM0.71m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
1
SSW
5
1.8
SE
6
1.3
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
3
W
14
2.3
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.4
SW
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
8
0.9
W
12
1
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.5
W
5
1.2
W
8
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
S
0
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
15
SE
25
SE
35
SSE
5
SSW
20
SE
20
SE
30
S
0
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
E
25
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
5
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
W
5
N
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
0
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
ENE
 mm 
3
43
4
2
7
15
5
1
1
1
1
3
2
14
2
2
max°C
17
16
20
18
17
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
16
16
14
18
19
16
20
19
15
16
Moonrise
8:36
9:16
9:50
10:20
10:48
11:14
11:41
12:09
12:42
1:21
2:09
Moonset
5:22
6:21
7:23
8:26
9:28
10:31
11:34
12:39
1:47
2:59
4:15
5:29
Sunrise
7:01
7:01
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
Sunset
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:58
4:58
Today's sea temperature in Santa Barbara is
17.2° C
(Statistics for 20 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 14.3 max: 16.1 min: 12.6°C)
Issued (local time): 3 pm Saturday 20 Dec 2025
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