Goleta · Santa Barbara County · California
Campus Point Surf Report & Forecast, UCSB, California
Campus Point, UCSB, California: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 10 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.6 ft at 14 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 4 mph offshore wind from the northwest. Water is about 73°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.5 ft at 10:16 pm.
1–2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 1.6 ft · 14 s · WSW
- Wind
- 4 mph (NW)offshore
- Tide
- 4.5 ft fallinghigh 4.5 ft at 10:16 pm
- Water
- 73°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 67°Ffeels like 62°F
- Sun
- rise 6:27 amset 4:59 pm
Campus Point surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Campus Point: 5 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Campus Point: 3 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 5.4 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Fair | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Good | calm | 6.8 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Good | calm | 6.8 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 5.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 11 | 3.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 15 | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 13 | 4.8 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 14 | 5.7 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 14 | 6.4 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 12 | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 11 | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph onshore (SE), gusts 9 | 5.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Fair | calm | 4.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | calm | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Fair | calm | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.2 ft |
Campus Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 pm, sets at Campus Point arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 1.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 5 s
- Lulls
- about 24 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 8% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Campus Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Campus Point: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 2–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–4 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–3 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Campus Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 16 s · WSW | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 13 s · WSW | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 14 | calm | 3 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.4 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 5 mph onshore (S) | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.6 ft · 13 s · WSW | 4 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 9 | 7 mph onshore (S), gusts 15 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.4 ft · 15 s · WSW | 4 mph onshore (ESE) | 7 mph cross-shore (SW) | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–4 ft | Great | 4.2 ft · 15 s · WSW | 8 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 13 | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 20 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.9 ft · 16 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (N), gusts 9 | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 11 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–3 ft | Good | 1.9 ft · 14 s · WSW | calm | 11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2–5 ft | Great | — | 13 mph offshore (NNW) | 17 mph offshore (NW) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Great | — | 10 mph offshore (NNW) | 12 mph offshore (NW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Campus Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Campus Point tide chart and tide times
Tides at Campus Point today, Monday, Nov 9: high 6.8 ft at 8:31 am, low 0.3 ft at 3:50 pm and high 4.5 ft at 10:16 pm. At 10 pm the tide is 4.5 ft and falling.
Campus Point tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 6.8 ft at 8:31 amLow 0.3 ft at 3:50 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 10:16 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.0 ft at 2:49 amHigh 6.6 ft at 9:03 amLow 0.0 ft at 4:23 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:03 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.2 ft at 3:13 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:31 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:07 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 3.9 ft at 12:06 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:30 amHigh 6.2 ft at 10:03 amLow 0.6 ft at 5:51 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.0 ft at 1:16 amLow 3.8 ft at 3:49 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:40 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:43 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.0 ft at 2:46 amLow 4.0 ft at 4:24 amHigh 5.7 ft at 11:20 amLow 1.1 ft at 7:42 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.0 ft at 4:12 amLow 4.0 ft at 5:38 amHigh 5.1 ft at 12:09 pmLow 1.1 ft at 8:35 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.2 ft at 4:52 amLow 3.9 ft at 8:08 amHigh 4.6 ft at 1:23 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:25 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.5 ft at 5:08 amLow 3.6 ft at 10:11 amHigh 4.3 ft at 2:50 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Campus Point water temperature
The water temperature at Campus Point is about 73°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 62°F and a 4 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 72 and 74°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Campus Point
- Goleta Beach0.8 mi NE · 1 ft · Poor to Fair
- Depressions0.9 mi W · 2 ft · Good
- Devereux2.0 mi W · 2–3 ft · Good
- Coal Oil Point2.2 mi W · 2–3 ft · Good
- Sands Beach2.4 mi W · 3 ft · Good
- Ellwood2.7 mi W · 3 ft · Good
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About Campus Point
Campus Point is a point break in Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, facing south-southeast. Also called Goleta Point.
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