Advisory: elevated tar reported at this beach. Source unconfirmed — see The Tar Story for the seeps-vs-infrastructure question.
East Beach
East Beach Santa Barbara
Sand 3.1
Swim 6.4
Surf 5.9
Swell –
Wind 0kt
Tide H 4.513ft @ 1:27 AM
Water / Air 59.2°F water / 72°F air
UV –
Sun
↑5:59 AM ↓8:10 PM
Moon 🌒 Waxing Crescent
Reports 13 today · just now
Conditions over time
Live observations
Jul 18, 1:24 PM anon Waterline Broken-continuous >50% Palm Firm None C
Jul 18, 11:38 AM anon Wrack line Patchy 11-50% Plate – None B
Jul 18, 11:22 AM SB Channelkeeper Volunteers ★ Dry sand Patchy 11-50% Palm Liquid Sheen, Odor A
Jul 18, 10:50 AM anon Dry sand Broken-continuous >50% Plate Firm None C
Jul 18, 10:28 AM refugio_rae Wrack line Patchy 11-50% Pea Liquid – A
Jul 18, 10:06 AM anon Waterline Patchy 11-50% – Liquid – A
Jul 18, 9:59 AM anon Rocks Broken-continuous >50% – – Sheen C
Jul 18, 9:54 AM anon Waterline Sporadic 1-10% Slab Liquid – B
Jul 18, 9:09 AM channelkeeper_owen Wrack line Patchy 11-50% Palm Sticky None B
Jul 18, 7:59 AM anon Dry sand Broken-continuous >50% – Sticky Sheen A
Jul 18, 7:06 AM anon Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Pea Firm – B
Jul 18, 6:34 AM anon Wrack line Patchy 11-50% Palm Liquid – A
Jul 18, 6:04 AM dr_moreno Rocks Broken-continuous >50% Pea Sticky – C
Jul 17, 6:49 PM reef_walker Waterline Patchy 11-50% Palm – – B
Jul 17, 6:18 PM copr_intern Wrack line Sporadic 1-10% Slab Liquid None B
Jul 17, 6:05 PM anon Dry sand Broken-continuous >50% Palm Sticky None B
Jul 17, 5:38 PM SB Channelkeeper Volunteers ★ Waterline Patchy 11-50% Plate Sticky None A
Jul 17, 5:13 PM anon Wrack line Patchy 11-50% Slab Firm None B
Jul 17, 2:43 PM anon Wrack line Patchy 11-50% Palm Sticky – B
Jul 17, 2:39 PM anon Waterline Sporadic 1-10% Plate Liquid None C
16-day forecast
Sat, 7/18 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 15.4s 12.5kt onshore Overcast · 77.3°F 96%
Sun, 7/19 AM 4.6ft · chest-to-head 4.6ft @ 15.4s 11.3kt onshore Patchy Fog · 66°F 93%
Sun, 7/19 PM 4.7ft · chest-to-head 4.7ft @ 16s 11.3kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 68°F 93%
Mon, 7/20 AM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 16.3s 12.6kt onshore Patchy Fog · 66°F 91%
Mon, 7/20 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 16.3s 11.6kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 69°F 91%
Tue, 7/21 AM 4.7ft · chest-to-head 4.7ft @ 16.2s 12kt onshore Patchy Fog · 73°F 88%
Tue, 7/21 PM 4.6ft · chest-to-head 4.6ft @ 16.1s 12.4kt onshore Sunny · 68°F 88%
Wed, 7/22 AM 4.1ft · chest-to-head 4.1ft @ 15.9s 11.6kt onshore Partly Sunny · 70°F 86%
Wed, 7/22 PM 3.8ft · chest-to-head 3.8ft @ 15.2s 12.8kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 79°F 86%
Thu, 7/23 AM 3ft · chest-to-head 3ft @ 14.1s 12.5kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 71°F 83%
Thu, 7/23 PM 3ft · chest-to-head 3ft @ 13.8s 12.4kt onshore Sunny · 80°F 83%
Fri, 7/24 AM 2.5ft · waist-high 2.5ft @ 13s 12.2kt onshore Partly Sunny · 70°F 81%
Fri, 7/24 PM 2.4ft · waist-high 2.4ft @ 12.6s 11.6kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 78°F 81%
Sat, 7/25 AM 2.6ft · waist-high 2.6ft @ 12.7s 11.8kt onshore Partly Sunny · 70°F 78%
Sat, 7/25 PM 2.5ft · waist-high 2.5ft @ 12.4s 12.5kt onshore – 78%
Sun, 7/26 AM 2.4ft · waist-high 2.4ft @ 13.2s 11.6kt onshore – 76%
Sun, 7/26 PM 2ft · waist-high 2ft @ 13.1s 12kt onshore – 76%
Mon, 7/27 AM 2.2ft · waist-high 2.2ft @ 13.2s 11.2kt onshore – 73%
Mon, 7/27 PM 2.4ft · waist-high 2.4ft @ 13.4s 12.4kt onshore – 73%
Tue, 7/28 AM 2.4ft · waist-high 2.4ft @ 14.6s 11.4kt onshore – 71%
Tue, 7/28 PM 2.8ft · waist-high 2.8ft @ 15.1s 11.6kt onshore – 71%
Wed, 7/29 AM 3.3ft · chest-to-head 3.3ft @ 16.4s 11.8kt onshore – 68%
Wed, 7/29 PM 3.2ft · chest-to-head 3.2ft @ 16.2s 11.3kt onshore – 68%
Thu, 7/30 AM 3.3ft · chest-to-head 3.3ft @ 16.7s 11.8kt onshore – 66%
Thu, 7/30 PM 3.7ft · chest-to-head 3.7ft @ 16.1s 11.9kt onshore – 66%
Fri, 7/31 AM 4.2ft · chest-to-head 4.2ft @ 16.1s 12.8kt onshore – 63%
Fri, 7/31 PM 4.2ft · chest-to-head 4.2ft @ 15.7s 11.5kt onshore – 63%
Sat, 8/1 AM 4.8ft · chest-to-head 4.8ft @ 15.7s 11.2kt onshore – 61%
Sat, 8/1 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 15.5s 11.8kt onshore – 61%
Sun, 8/2 AM 4.9ft · chest-to-head 4.9ft @ 13.8s 12.6kt onshore – 58%
Sun, 8/2 PM 4.8ft · chest-to-head 4.8ft @ 13.7s 12.8kt onshore – 58%
Mon, 8/3 AM 4.6ft · chest-to-head 4.6ft @ 13.4s 11.4kt onshore – 58%
Mon, 8/3 PM 4.6ft · chest-to-head 4.6ft @ 13s 12.6kt onshore – 58%
Confidence is an estimate based on forecast lead time.