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 04:51 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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
7:39AM1.78m
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
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.3
W
7
1
W
8
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSE
6
1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1.5
SW
7
2.1
WSW
10
3
W
12
3
W
14
3
W
13
2.3
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
7
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
risk tstorm
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod rain
risk tstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
S
0
SW
5
ENE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
ESE
5
S
15
W
15
NNW
0
NW
5
W
5
NE
0
SW
5
WSW
10
NNE
 mm 
4
20
13
6
9
8
18
19
6
6
10
1
max°C
28
25
21
24
22
18
22
21
18
20
18
17
19
18
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
14
14
12
15
15
13
16
15
13
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
4:51
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 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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