Santa Barbara Island Surf Forecast

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Surf Zone Forecast
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard
227 AM PDT Tue May 12 2026

CAZ362-364-130015-
Malibu Coast-
Los Angeles County Beaches-
227 AM PDT Tue May 12 2026

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK...

.TODAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Moderate.
Surf Height...................2 to 4 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............60 to 63 degrees.
Tides.........................Low 1.4 feet (MLLW) 01:50 AM PDT.
High 3.9 feet (MLLW) 07:30 AM PDT.
Low 0.7 feet (MLLW) 01:34 PM PDT.
High 5.1 feet (MLLW) 08:04 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................Mixed south swell and west swell.

.WEDNESDAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Moderate.
Surf Height...................2 to 4 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Tides.........................Low 0.6 feet (MLLW) 02:34 AM PDT.
High 3.9 feet (MLLW) 08:29 AM PDT.
Low 0.8 feet (MLLW) 02:08 PM PDT.
High 5.6 feet (MLLW) 08:32 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................Mixed south swell and west swell.


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Rip Current Risks:
* Low Risk - Life threatening rip currents are unlikely but still could occur.
* Moderate Risk - Life threatening rip currents are possible.
* High Risk - Life threatening rip currents are likely.

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CAZ354-130015-
Ventura County Beaches-
227 AM PDT Tue May 12 2026

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK...

.TODAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Moderate.
Surf Height...................2 to 4 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............Around 59 degrees.
Tides.........................Low 1.4 feet (MLLW) 01:52 AM PDT.
High 3.8 feet (MLLW) 07:31 AM PDT.
Low 0.6 feet (MLLW) 01:36 PM PDT.
High 5.0 feet (MLLW) 08:07 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................Mixed south swell and west swell.

.WEDNESDAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Moderate.
Surf Height...................2 to 4 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Tides.........................Low 0.5 feet (MLLW) 02:37 AM PDT.
High 3.8 feet (MLLW) 08:32 AM PDT.
Low 0.8 feet (MLLW) 02:10 PM PDT.
High 5.5 feet (MLLW) 08:35 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................Mixed south swell and west swell.


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Rip Current Risks:
* Low Risk - Life threatening rip currents are unlikely but still could occur.
* Moderate Risk - Life threatening rip currents are possible.
* High Risk - Life threatening rip currents are likely.

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CAZ349-350-130015-
Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast-
Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast-
227 AM PDT Tue May 12 2026


.TODAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Low.
Surf Height...................1 to 3 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............Around 58 degrees.
Tides.........................Low 1.4 feet (MLLW) 02:09 AM PDT.
High 3.8 feet (MLLW) 07:49 AM PDT.
Low 0.7 feet (MLLW) 01:51 PM PDT.
High 5.0 feet (MLLW) 08:23 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................West swell.

.WEDNESDAY...
Rip Current Risk*.............Low.
Surf Height...................1 to 3 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Tides.........................Low 0.6 feet (MLLW) 02:55 AM PDT.
High 3.8 feet (MLLW) 08:50 AM PDT.
Low 0.9 feet (MLLW) 02:25 PM PDT.
High 5.5 feet (MLLW) 08:51 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................West swell.


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Rip Current Risks:
* Low Risk - Life threatening rip currents are unlikely but still could occur.
* Moderate Risk - Life threatening rip currents are possible.
* High Risk - Life threatening rip currents are likely.

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CAZ340-346-130015-
San Luis Obispo County Beaches-
Santa Barbara Central Coast Beaches-
227 AM PDT Tue May 12 2026


.TODAY...
Surf Height...................3 to 6 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............56 to 58 degrees.
Tides.........................Low 1.4 feet (MLLW) 02:31 AM PDT.
High 3.6 feet (MLLW) 08:06 AM PDT.
Low 0.7 feet (MLLW) 02:09 PM PDT.
High 4.9 feet (MLLW) 08:43 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................West swell.

.WEDNESDAY...
Surf Height...................3 to 6 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Tides.........................Low 0.7 feet (MLLW) 03:18 AM PDT.
High 3.7 feet (MLLW) 09:11 AM PDT.
Low 1.0 feet (MLLW) 02:45 PM PDT.
High 5.4 feet (MLLW) 09:11 PM PDT.
Remarks.......................Northwest swell.


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Rip Current Risks:
* Low Risk - Life threatening rip currents are unlikely but still could occur.
* Moderate Risk - Life threatening rip currents are possible.
* High Risk - Life threatening rip currents are likely.

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