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 04:51 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
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
12:58PM-0.14m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.5
W
8
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
6
1
W
8
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
1.1
W
10
2.1
W
12
2.2
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
14
1.7
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
11
1
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.4
W
12
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
heavy rain
heavy rain
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
NNW
5
N
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
E
15
SE
15
SE
30
SE
10
S
5
SSE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SE
5
ESE
10
NW
5
N
5
NW
10
N
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NW
 mm 
31
12
1
3
26
16
2
1
1
max°C
27
21
24
22
18
22
20
18
19
18
17
18
17
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
14
15
16
16
15
17
17
12
16
15
14
17
17
15
17
Moonrise
6:59
7:51
8:36
9:16
9:50
10:20
10:48
11:14
11:41
12:09
12:42
1:21
Moonset
3:37
4:26
5:22
6:21
7:23
8:26
9:28
10:31
11:34
12:39
1:47
2:59
Sunrise
7:00
7:00
7:01
7:01
7:01
7:01
7:03
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): 3 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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