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 —.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Mon
5
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
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
11:25PM1.22m
10:11AM1.93m
Low Tide
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
4:46PM-0.52m
4:04AM0.64m
5:27PM-0.40m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1
SW
8
1.5
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.9
W
12
2
W
11
1.9
W
12
1.4
W
10
1.5
W
10
1
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
13
0.8
W
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
1
W
5
0.7
W
9
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
SSE
30
SE
20
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NNE
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
NNE
5
E
5
NW
5
NNE
0
SSW
5
NW
10
NNE
5
E
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
WSW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
W
 mm 
10
17
15
14
2
1
3
4
max°C
15
15
15
16
15
14
12
16
16
11
17
17
14
21
19
16
22
21
18
22
21
18
18
17
15
16
16
17
18
17
17
20
20
16
21
21
Moonrise
10:48
11:14
11:41
12:09
12:42
1:21
2:09
3:07
4:15
5:29
6:43
7:54
Moonset
9:28
10:31
11:34
12:39
1:47
2:59
4:15
5:29
6:39
7:38
8:26
9:05
Sunrise
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
Sunset
4:53
4:54
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:58
4:58
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
Today's sea temperature in Santa Barbara is
16.9° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 14.2 max: 16.1 min: 12.6°C)
Issued (local time): 9 pm Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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