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Isla Vista surf Forecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 28 Mar 2024 PDT
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Isla Vista surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Isla Vista sea temperature is 12.8°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 13.7 °C max: 15.0 °C min: 12.3 °C)
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Isla Vista surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Isla Vista sea temperature is 12.8°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 13.7 °C max: 15.0 °C min: 12.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Isla Vista today?

The current surf forecast for Isla Vista at 12AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Isla Vista. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
SW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.2
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)14141414141313131313121313131313131313121212121212121111111111111112121212141414141413131313121556797107711121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)47226943174682967354746143131727614872376237624562747284325712175165612251039973972976110285865749543837630731927422417917627620721026921315615414914512386133151480123386613586769462671218716191480
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SW
5
SSW
5
W
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
1.92
1:34PM
1.30
12:17AM
1.90
3:25PM
1.21
12:56AM
1.87
1:58AM
1.83
3:33AM
1.82
7:52PM
1.46
5:08AM
1.87
7:59PM
1.57
6:22AM
1.96
8:18PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
1.03
7:09AM
0.58
5:32PM
1.12
8:09AM
0.61
5:15PM
1.20
9:30AM
0.60
10:57AM
0.54
12:04PM
0.43
11:09PM
1.37
12:54PM
0.32
12:33AM
1.21
1:36PM
0.25
1:32AM
0.99
Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:47-------6:45-------6:43-------6:43-------6:41-------
Sunset-------7:17-------7:19-------7:20-------7:20-------7:21-------7:22-------7:22----
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Rain (mm)
-------1611711124211-----------------------------------------
Temp. °C131110101013131212121111111212111111111111141414121010101116161614131312141820191816151516202120151211991212119768
Feels °C (?)8777810109810109109886677812111086779141313121111101216181616141313141818161397213333214

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