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 04:50 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 113mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
PM
night
AM
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
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
9:24PM1.02m
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
Low Tide
2:42PM-0.12m
1:12AM0.81m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.6
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.4
W
6
1
W
9
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.9
SSW
5
1
SW
6
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
SW
6
1.1
SE
4
1.2
SSW
7
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
13
2
W
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
7
1
W
6
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
risk tstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
5
NNE
15
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
5
NE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
E
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
E
25
ESE
20
E
10
NE
0
SE
10
WSW
10
NNW
5
NW
 mm 
1
3
50
16
2
3
3
6
22
8
7
6
2
2
max°C
23
19
28
26
21
24
23
18
22
21
18
20
18
18
20
19
17
17
16
16
14
14
15
15
17
14
15
15
14
16
15
14
17
16
15
17
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
4:50
4:51
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:55
4:55
Today's sea temperature in Santa Barbara is
17.1° C
(Statistics for 17 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 14.5 max: 16.6 min: 12.6°C)
Issued (local time): 3 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 2025
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