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Arroyo Burro Beach County Park
Avila Beach
Baker Beach
Butterfly Beach
Cabrillo Beach
Campus Point
Capitola Beach
Carlsbad State Beach
Carmel Beach
Carpinteria State Beach
Cayucos State Beach
Coal Oil Point
Coronado Beach
Doheny State Beach
Doran Beach
East Beach
El Capitan State Beach
Ellwood Beach
Gaviota State Beach
Glass Beach
Goleta Beach
Half Moon Bay State Beach
Hammonds Beach
Haskell's Beach
Hermosa Beach
Huntington City Beach
Imperial Beach
Jalama Beach
La Jolla Shores
Leadbetter Beach
Long Beach
Main Beach
Manhattan Beach
Mesa Lane Beach
Mission Beach
Monterey State Beach
More Mesa Beach
Morro Strand State Beach
Moss Landing State Beach
Muir Beach
Newport Beach
Ocean Beach
Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area
Oceanside City Beach
Pacifica State Beach
Pacific Beach
Pfeiffer Beach
Pismo State Beach
Redondo Beach
Refugio State Beach
Rincon Point
Sands Beach
Santa Cruz Main Beach
Santa Monica State Beach
Seacliff State Beach
Seal Beach
Stinson Beach
Summerland Beach
Surfrider Beach
Trestles
Trinidad State Beach
Venice Beach
West Beach
Zuma Beach
Beach
Tar
14d
Sand · Swim · Surf
Swell
Wind
Water
Last report
Santa Barbara
21
Rincon Point
1.0
⚑
Sa
1.0
Sw
3.1
Su
4.4
–
0kt
59.9°F
57 min ago
Carpinteria State Beach
2.0
⚑
Sa
2.0
Sw
2.5
Su
4.2
–
0kt
59.9°F
just now
Hammonds Beach
2.2
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Sa
2.2
Sw
1.7
Su
3.9
–
0kt
59.9°F
3 hrs ago
Summerland Beach
2.8
Sa
2.8
Sw
4.2
Su
5.0
–
0kt
59.9°F
3 hrs ago
Butterfly Beach
3.0
Sa
3.0
Sw
5.7
Su
5.6
–
0kt
59.9°F
1 day ago
East Beach
3.1
Sa
3.1
Sw
6.4
Su
5.9
–
0kt
59.9°F
just now
West Beach
4.0
Sa
4.0
Sw
6.3
Su
5.9
–
0kt
59.9°F
13 min ago
Leadbetter Beach
4.2
Sa
4.6
Sw
4.2
Su
4.9
–
0kt
59.9°F
6 min ago
Arroyo Burro Beach County Park
5.2
Sa
5.2
Sw
6.8
Su
6.1
–
0kt
59.9°F
4 hrs ago
Mesa Lane Beach
5.5
Sa
5.5
Sw
5.5
Su
5.6
–
0kt
59.9°F
5 hrs ago
Goleta Beach
5.8
Sa
5.8
Sw
9.0
Su
7.1
–
0kt
59.9°F
18 min ago
Coal Oil Point
5.9
Sa
5.9
Sw
5.9
Su
5.7
–
0kt
59.9°F
1 hr ago
More Mesa Beach
6.0
Sa
6.0
Sw
8.8
Su
7.1
–
0kt
59.9°F
5 hrs ago
Campus Point
6.9
Sa
6.9
Sw
7.8
Su
6.5
–
0kt
59.9°F
1 day ago
Sands Beach
7.4
Sa
7.4
Sw
9.0
Su
7.1
–
0kt
59.9°F
just now
Gaviota State Beach
7.5
Sa
10.0
Sw
7.5
Su
6.4
–
↑
4.3kt offshore
59.9°F
just now
El Capitan State Beach
7.6
Sa
8.4
Sw
7.6
Su
6.4
–
0kt
59.9°F
just now
Ellwood Beach
7.8
Sa
7.8
Sw
8.5
Su
7.0
–
0kt
59.9°F
5 hrs ago
Haskell's Beach
7.8
Sa
7.8
Sw
8.6
Su
7.0
–
0kt
59.9°F
just now
Refugio State Beach
9.3
Sa
9.3
Sw
10.0
Su
7.5
–
0kt
59.9°F
13 min ago
Jalama Beach
9.8
Sa
9.8
Sw
10.0
Su
7.5
–
↑
8.7kt sideshore
59.9°F
3 hrs ago
North Coast
3
Trinidad State Beach
8.9
Sa
8.9
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
2 days ago
Doran Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
just now
Glass Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
2 hrs ago
San Francisco
6
Stinson Beach
6.8
Sa
10.0
Sw
6.8
Su
6.8
–
–
–
31 min ago
Half Moon Bay State Beach
9.2
Sa
9.2
Sw
9.4
Su
9.4
–
–
–
1 hr ago
Baker Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
3 days ago
Muir Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
just now
Ocean Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
just now
Pacifica State Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
2 hrs ago
Monterey Bay
7
Moss Landing State Beach
8.8
Sa
10.0
Sw
8.8
Su
8.8
–
–
–
19 hrs ago
Santa Cruz Main Beach
9.2
Sa
9.8
Sw
9.2
Su
9.2
–
–
–
1 hr ago
Capitola Beach
9.5
Sa
9.9
Sw
9.5
Su
9.5
–
–
–
4 hrs ago
Seacliff State Beach
9.9
Sa
9.9
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
44 min ago
Carmel Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
4 hrs ago
Monterey State Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
just now
Pfeiffer Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
2 days ago
Central Coast
5
Morro Strand State Beach
6.2
Sa
10.0
Sw
6.2
Su
6.2
–
–
–
just now
Cayucos State Beach
8.3
Sa
9.6
Sw
8.3
Su
8.3
–
–
–
22 hrs ago
Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area
9.2
Sa
9.9
Sw
9.2
Su
9.2
–
–
–
3 hrs ago
Avila Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
20 hrs ago
Pismo State Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
4 hrs ago
Los Angeles
9
Redondo Beach
7.6
Sa
10.0
Sw
7.6
Su
7.6
–
–
–
2 days ago
Santa Monica State Beach
8.9
Sa
8.9
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
just now
Zuma Beach
9.5
Sa
9.5
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
1 day ago
Venice Beach
9.7
Sa
9.7
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
3 min ago
Hermosa Beach
9.9
Sa
9.9
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
1 hr ago
Cabrillo Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
13 days ago
Long Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
2 days ago
Manhattan Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
2 days ago
Surfrider Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
1 hr ago
Orange County
5
Huntington City Beach
8.5
Sa
9.5
Sw
8.5
Su
8.5
–
–
–
3 hrs ago
Doheny State Beach
8.7
Sa
8.7
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
3 days ago
Main Beach
9.8
Sa
9.8
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
just now
Newport Beach
9.8
Sa
9.8
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
just now
Seal Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
just now
San Diego
8
Carlsbad State Beach
6.4
Sa
9.2
Sw
6.4
Su
6.4
–
–
–
4 hrs ago
Mission Beach
9.1
Sa
9.1
Sw
9.3
Su
9.3
–
–
–
just now
Trestles
9.7
Sa
9.7
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
just now
Coronado Beach
9.9
Sa
9.9
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
1 hr ago
Imperial Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
just now
La Jolla Shores
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
22 hrs ago
Oceanside City Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
3 hrs ago
Pacific Beach
10.0
Sa
10.0
Sw
10.0
Su
10.0
–
–
–
18 hrs ago