What are the current surf conditions at Isla Vista?

Isla Vista currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Isla Vista?

The best time to surf Isla Vista is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

5
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🌊 SWELL

1.4
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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.4ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

5kt

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AIR TEMP

21°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

0.6ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Small 1.4ft waves with mixed swell and gentle offshore winds keeping it clean Note: winds from NE would be better.

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Thursday

Apr 9

GOOD11 good hours

🌊 0.5-1.5ft 💨 4-11kt 🌡️ 13-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	12s	WSW	7kt	NNW	9kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	13s	W	7kt	NNW	8kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	13s	W	7kt	NNW	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	12s	W	7kt	NNW	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	WSW	7kt	NNW	7kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	10s	WSW	6kt	NNW	7kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	10s	W	6kt	NNW	7kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	W	6kt	NNW	7kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	W	6kt	NNW	7kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	W	6kt	NW	6kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	W	5kt	NW	5kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	8s	W	5kt	WNW	4kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	W	6kt	W	6kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	W	8kt	W	7kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	11s	W	10kt	WSW	8kt	25°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	12s	W	10kt	W	9kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	13s	W	10kt	W	10kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	14s	WSW	11kt	WNW	11kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	14s	WSW	9kt	WNW	9kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	14s	WSW	7kt	NW	8kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	14s	WSW	6kt	NW	6kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	14s	W	5kt	NNW	5kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	13s	W	5kt	NNW	4kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	12s	W	4kt	NNW	4kt	13°C	17°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

GOOD19 good hours

🌊 0.9-1.3ft 💨 2-6kt 🌡️ 10-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	W	4kt	NNW	3kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	W	3kt	N	3kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	7s	W	3kt	N	3kt	11°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	7s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	11°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	NE	3kt	11°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	ENE	3kt	11°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	4kt	E	4kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	8s	W	4kt	ESE	4kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	8s	W	4kt	SE	5kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	W	5kt	SE	6kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	W	6kt	SSE	8kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	10s	WSW	6kt	SSE	9kt	18°C	16°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	10s	WSW	6kt	SSE	9kt	18°C	17°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	WSW	6kt	SSE	10kt	18°C	17°C	0.3mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	WSW	6kt	S	10kt	18°C	17°C	0.4mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	10s	WSW	6kt	S	10kt	18°C	17°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	WSW	6kt	S	10kt	18°C	17°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	W	5kt	S	10kt	17°C	18°C	0.3mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	4kt	S	7kt	15°C	17°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	S	4kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	2kt	S	2kt	11°C	17°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	8s	W	2kt	SSE	2kt	11°C	17°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	WSW	3kt	ESE	3kt	10°C	16°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	WSW	3kt	E	3kt	10°C	16°C	0.1mm

Saturday

Apr 11

GOOD4 excellent hours

🌊 1.1-2.1ft 💨 3-7kt 🌡️ 9-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	10s	WSW	3kt	E	3kt	10°C	16°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	10s	WSW	3kt	E	3kt	11°C	16°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	11s	WSW	3kt	ESE	3kt	11°C	16°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	11s	WSW	3kt	ESE	3kt	10°C	16°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	WSW	3kt	ESE	3kt	10°C	16°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	WSW	3kt	ESE	3kt	9°C	16°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	WSW	3kt	ESE	3kt	10°C	16°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	WSW	3kt	ESE	3kt	11°C	16°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	WSW	3kt	SE	3kt	12°C	16°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	10s	WSW	3kt	SE	4kt	13°C	16°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	8s	WSW	4kt	SSE	5kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	7s	W	5kt	S	6kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	W	6kt	S	7kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	W	6kt	S	7kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	7s	W	7kt	S	8kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	7s	W	7kt	S	8kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	7s	WSW	6kt	S	8kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	7s	WSW	6kt	S	8kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	7s	WSW	5kt	S	7kt	12°C	17°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	7s	WSW	5kt	S	6kt	11°C	17°C	0.3mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	7s	WSW	4kt	SSE	5kt	10°C	17°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	7s	WSW	4kt	S	5kt	10°C	16°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	8s	WSW	4kt	S	5kt	10°C	16°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	WSW	4kt	S	5kt	9°C	16°C	0.4mm

Sunday

Apr 12

GOOD4 excellent hours

🌊 0.8-3.1ft 💨 2-8kt 🌡️ 7-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	9s	WSW	4kt	S	8kt	10°C	16°C	0.4mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	9s	WSW	5kt	S	10kt	10°C	16°C	0.4mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	10s	WSW	5kt	SSW	12kt	10°C	16°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	9s	WSW	4kt	SW	9kt	10°C	16°C	0.5mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	9s	W	3kt	WSW	6kt	10°C	16°C	0.6mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	9s	W	2kt	W	2kt	10°C	16°C	0.7mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	9s	W	2kt	WNW	3kt	10°C	16°C	0.5mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	9s	W	2kt	NW	3kt	10°C	16°C	0.3mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	9s	W	2kt	NNW	4kt	10°C	16°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	8s	W	3kt	NW	5kt	12°C	16°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	7s	W	5kt	W	6kt	13°C	16°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	W	6kt	WSW	8kt	15°C	16°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	9s	WSW	7kt	WSW	8kt	15°C	16°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	11s	WSW	7kt	WSW	9kt	15°C	16°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	13s	WSW	8kt	WSW	10kt	15°C	16°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	13s	WSW	8kt	WSW	9kt	15°C	17°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	13s	WSW	8kt	WSW	9kt	14°C	17°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	WSW	7kt	WSW	9kt	14°C	17°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	WSW	7kt	WSW	9kt	12°C	17°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	12s	WSW	6kt	W	10kt	11°C	16°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	12s	WSW	6kt	WNW	11kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	11s	WSW	5kt	NW	8kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	1.9ft	10s	WSW	5kt	NNW	6kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	9s	WSW	4kt	N	3kt	7°C	16°C	0.1mm

Monday

Apr 13

EXCELLENT8 excellent hours

🌊 0.6-3.0ft 💨 4-15kt 🌡️ 7-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	9s	WSW	4kt	N	3kt	7°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	9s	W	4kt	N	3kt	7°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	9s	W	4kt	N	3kt	7°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	8s	W	4kt	N	3kt	7°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	8s	W	4kt	N	3kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	8s	W	4kt	N	3kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	9s	WSW	4kt	N	4kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.6ft	9s	WSW	4kt	N	4kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	10s	WSW	4kt	N	5kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	SW	4kt	NNW	6kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	12s	SW	4kt	NW	7kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	14s	SW	4kt	WNW	8kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	13s	SW	7kt	WNW	11kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	12s	SW	10kt	NW	13kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	12s	SW	13kt	NW	15kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	SW	14kt	NW	16kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	12s	SW	14kt	NW	17kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	11s	SW	15kt	NW	17kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	11s	SW	12kt	NW	15kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	11s	SW	10kt	NW	13kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	SW	7kt	NNW	11kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	SW	7kt	NNW	10kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	11s	SW	7kt	NNW	9kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	SW	7kt	NNW	8kt	8°C	15°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

FAIR6 excellent hours

🌊 0.7-2.6ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 7-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	11s	SW	6kt	NNW	7kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	10s	WSW	6kt	N	6kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	10s	WSW	6kt	N	6kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	WSW	6kt	N	5kt	7°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	8s	W	5kt	N	5kt	7°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	8s	W	5kt	N	4kt	7°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	7s	W	4kt	N	4kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	7s	W	4kt	N	4kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	6s	W	3kt	N	3kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	6s	W	3kt	NW	4kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	6s	W	4kt	W	4kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	7s	W	4kt	SSW	4kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	8s	W	5kt	SSW	5kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	W	6kt	SW	7kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	W	7kt	SW	8kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	WSW	7kt	WSW	8kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	WSW	8kt	W	9kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	WSW	9kt	WNW	9kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	WSW	8kt	NW	8kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	WSW	7kt	NNW	8kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	WSW	7kt	NNW	8kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	WSW	6kt	NNW	6kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	8s	W	5kt	N	5kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	6s	W	5kt	N	4kt	9°C	15°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

EXCELLENT11 excellent hours

🌊 0.4-2.6ft 💨 2-6kt 🌡️ 9-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	6s	W	4kt	N	3kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	6s	W	4kt	N	3kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	6s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	6s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	6s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	6s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	6s	W	2kt	NNE	2kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	7s	W	2kt	NNE	2kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	6s	W	3kt	NW	2kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	6s	W	4kt	W	3kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	6s	W	5kt	SW	4kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	9s	WSW	5kt	SW	5kt	21°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	WSW	6kt	SSW	6kt	22°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	14s	SW	6kt	SSW	7kt	22°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	WSW	6kt	SW	7kt	22°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	WSW	6kt	W	6kt	22°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	W	5kt	WNW	6kt	22°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	W	5kt	NW	6kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	7s	W	5kt	NNW	6kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	7s	WSW	6kt	N	6kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	7s	WSW	5kt	N	5kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	6s	W	5kt	N	4kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	5s	W	4kt	N	3kt	12°C	15°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.0ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:2-11kt NNW

Water Temperature:16-18°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Isla Vista in Santa Barbara is a fairly exposed beach and reef break with fairly consistent surf, peaking in Winter. It performs best with offshore winds from the northeast and receives both local windswells and distant groundswells, favoring a swell direction from the west. The break offers both left and right-hand waves and works best around low tide. The spot is often crowded, and surfers should be cautious of submerged rocks. January is typically the best month for consistent clean waves at Isla Vista.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand and Reef

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionW

Ideal Wind DirectionNE

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