Advisory: elevated tar reported at this beach. Source unconfirmed — see The Tar Story for the seeps-vs-infrastructure question.
Carpinteria State Beach
Carpinteria State Beach Santa Barbara
Sand 2.0
Swim 2.5
Surf 4.2
Swell –
Wind 0kt
Tide H 4.513ft @ 1:27 AM
Water / Air 59.2°F water / 69°F air
UV –
Sun
↑5:59 AM ↓8:09 PM
Moon 🌒 Waxing Crescent
Reports 14 today · just now
Conditions over time
Live observations
Jul 18, 1:54 PM ellwood_erin Waterline Broken-continuous >50% Pea Sticky None A
Jul 18, 1:13 PM anon Wrack line Patchy 11-50% Plate Liquid Sheen B
Jul 18, 11:13 AM anon Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Plate Sticky – C
Jul 18, 10:33 AM SB Channelkeeper Volunteers ★ Wrack line Patchy 11-50% Palm Liquid Tar balls A
Jul 18, 10:20 AM SB Channelkeeper Volunteers ★ Waterline Broken-continuous >50% Pea Liquid Sheen A
Jul 18, 10:12 AM channelkeeper_owen Wrack line Patchy 11-50% Plate Liquid Tar balls B
Jul 18, 10:10 AM anon Waterline Broken-continuous >50% Pea Sticky – B
Jul 18, 9:02 AM dr_moreno Waterline Patchy 11-50% Plate Liquid – C
Jul 18, 8:53 AM anon Waterline Patchy 11-50% Coin Liquid Sheen A
Jul 18, 8:45 AM anon Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Coin Sticky None A
Jul 18, 6:59 AM anon Waterline Broken-continuous >50% – Liquid – B
Jul 18, 6:42 AM anon Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Pea Sticky – B
Jul 18, 6:24 AM anon Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% – Liquid – C
Jul 18, 6:07 AM anon Dry sand Patchy 11-50% Palm Liquid – B
Jul 17, 6:41 PM anon Waterline Broken-continuous >50% Plate Firm None C
Jul 17, 6:16 PM SB Channelkeeper Volunteers ★ Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Palm Firm Sheen, Odor A
Jul 17, 3:58 PM anon Waterline Patchy 11-50% Slab Liquid – B
Jul 17, 3:14 PM anon Waterline Broken-continuous >50% Coin Sticky Sheen C
Jul 17, 2:21 PM anon Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Palm – Sheen C
Jul 17, 2:12 PM UCSB COPR Lab ★ Waterline Broken-continuous >50% Pea Sticky None A
16-day forecast
Sat, 7/18 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 14.7s 13kt onshore Clear · 78°F 96%
Sun, 7/19 AM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 16.4s 12.9kt onshore Patchy Fog · 67°F 93%
Sun, 7/19 PM 4.9ft · chest-to-head 4.9ft @ 16.5s 12.5kt onshore Partly Sunny · 68°F 93%
Mon, 7/20 AM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 16.9s 11.4kt onshore Patchy Fog · 68°F 91%
Mon, 7/20 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 16.7s 11.3kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 72°F 91%
Tue, 7/21 AM 4.6ft · chest-to-head 4.6ft @ 16.1s 12.7kt onshore Patchy Fog · 67°F 88%
Tue, 7/21 PM 4.3ft · chest-to-head 4.3ft @ 16.1s 11.5kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 72°F 88%
Wed, 7/22 AM 3.8ft · chest-to-head 3.8ft @ 15.9s 11.4kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 67°F 86%
Wed, 7/22 PM 4ft · chest-to-head 4ft @ 15.3s 11.9kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 73°F 86%
Thu, 7/23 AM 3.3ft · chest-to-head 3.3ft @ 14.6s 12.5kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 68°F 83%
Thu, 7/23 PM 3.3ft · chest-to-head 3.3ft @ 14.1s 11.6kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 73°F 83%
Fri, 7/24 AM 3ft · chest-to-head 3ft @ 12.7s 12.7kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 67°F 81%
Fri, 7/24 PM 2.4ft · waist-high 2.4ft @ 13.3s 12kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 71°F 81%
Sat, 7/25 AM 2ft · waist-high 2ft @ 12.5s 12.3kt onshore Partly Sunny · 67°F 78%
Sat, 7/25 PM 2.3ft · waist-high 2.3ft @ 12s 11.8kt onshore – 78%
Sun, 7/26 AM 2ft · waist-high 2ft @ 13.1s 11.6kt onshore – 76%
Sun, 7/26 PM 2.1ft · waist-high 2.1ft @ 13.1s 12.4kt onshore – 76%
Mon, 7/27 AM 2ft · waist-high 2ft @ 13.4s 12.2kt onshore – 73%
Mon, 7/27 PM 2.1ft · waist-high 2.1ft @ 14s 11.6kt onshore – 73%
Tue, 7/28 AM 2.7ft · waist-high 2.7ft @ 14.7s 12.1kt onshore – 71%
Tue, 7/28 PM 2.5ft · waist-high 2.5ft @ 15.2s 11.6kt onshore – 71%
Wed, 7/29 AM 2.7ft · waist-high 2.7ft @ 16.4s 11.7kt onshore – 68%
Wed, 7/29 PM 3.2ft · chest-to-head 3.2ft @ 16s 11.4kt onshore – 68%
Thu, 7/30 AM 3.7ft · chest-to-head 3.7ft @ 16.6s 11.4kt onshore – 66%
Thu, 7/30 PM 4ft · chest-to-head 4ft @ 16.3s 11.3kt onshore – 66%
Fri, 7/31 AM 3.9ft · chest-to-head 3.9ft @ 16s 11.5kt onshore – 63%
Fri, 7/31 PM 4.4ft · chest-to-head 4.4ft @ 15.7s 12.9kt onshore – 63%
Sat, 8/1 AM 4.7ft · chest-to-head 4.7ft @ 15.2s 11.4kt onshore – 61%
Sat, 8/1 PM 4.9ft · chest-to-head 4.9ft @ 14.7s 12.7kt onshore – 61%
Sun, 8/2 AM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 13.9s 11.7kt onshore – 58%
Sun, 8/2 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 13.5s 12.3kt onshore – 58%
Mon, 8/3 AM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 12.6s 12.9kt onshore – 58%
Mon, 8/3 PM 4.9ft · chest-to-head 4.9ft @ 13.2s 12.3kt onshore – 58%
Confidence is an estimate based on forecast lead time.