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 04:50 PM.

Days 1–3 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 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
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
7:08AM1.75m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.4
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1.3
W
7
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
1
SSE
5
1
SW
7
1.5
SSE
5
2.1
SSE
6
1.3
SW
7
0.8
SW
8
1
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1.1
W
8
0.9
W
7
1.2
W
6
0.8
W
6
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
0
N
5
N
15
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
E
0
WSW
5
NE
10
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
40
SSE
10
WSW
10
SE
25
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
 mm 
11
12
11
31
18
2
8
17
1
max°C
26
24
19
28
26
21
25
23
18
22
21
18
21
20
18
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
15
14
13
14
13
11
14
13
10
15
15
10
Moonrise
5:05
6:03
6:59
7:51
8:36
9:16
9:50
10:20
10:48
11:14
11:41
12:09
Moonset
2:54
3:37
4:26
5:22
6:21
7:23
8:26
9:28
10:31
11:34
12:39
Sunrise
6:58
6:58
7:00
7:00
7:01
7:01
7:01
7:01
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): 9 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025
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