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TAR/OIL 10.0/10 0 reports today Β· last 3 days ago
Tar/Oil scores 0–10 Β· 10 clean
10.0 Sand
10.0 Water
Surf
SURF 3-5 ft Β· chest-to-head
Offshore swell 6.2 ft @ 11s W Β· obs 1h ago
CDIP MOP nearshore model (Scripps, DOI 10.18437/C7WC72) + local windsea
Wind
13.4 kt
offshore Β· NNE
Tide ft MLLW
H 4:27 PM
now 2.0 ft rising Β· next H 5.1 Β· 4:27 PM
Temps
64.6Β°F Water
70.7Β°F Air

Tar/Oil Conditions

TAR/OIL SCORE (0-10 Β· 10 = clean) Β· 7 DAYSHow scoring works β†’
now 10.0

Surf

Offshore Buoy β€” West Santa Barbara46054 Β· obs + forecast Β· NDBC / wave model
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Weather

Weather
70.7Β°Fsunny13.4 ktUV 0Sunrise 6:37 AM Β· Sunset 7:21 PM
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TodayUV 7 HighSunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:21 PMMoonrise 12:18 AMMoonset 3:46 PM🌘 Waning Crescentnext full moon Sep 27

Live Observations

Jul 18, 9:48 AM oildrop_watch Wrack line Clean None Balls – – None – B
Jul 17, 5:47 PM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – None – B
Jul 17, 4:12 PM driftwood_dave Wrack line Clean None Balls – – None – A
Jul 17, 10:16 AM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – B
Jul 17, 9:52 AM anon Rocks Black line Trace <1% Greasy coat – Hard – – C
Jul 12, 10:03 AM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – – – C
Jul 11, 5:02 PM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – B
Jul 11, 4:36 PM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – – – C
Jul 10, 11:08 AM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – Sheen – C
Jul 9, 5:03 PM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 9, 4:20 PM anon Waterline Sheen None Balls – – None – A
Jul 8, 6:10 PM leadbetter_lee Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – B
Jul 7, 2:32 PM UCSB COPR Lab β˜… Waterline Black line None Balls – – None – A
Jul 5, 3:04 PM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 4, 4:16 PM anon Wrack line Sheen None Balls – – – – B
Jul 4, 9:35 AM UCSB COPR Lab β˜… Waterline Clean None Balls – – Sheen, Odor – A
Jul 4, 8:42 AM anon Rocks Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 3, 8:31 AM ellwood_erin Wrack line Clean None Film – – – – C
Jul 3, 6:44 AM SB Channelkeeper Volunteers β˜… Wrack line Black line None Balls – – Tar balls – A
Jul 2, 6:06 PM SB Channelkeeper Volunteers β˜… Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard Tar balls – A

16-Day Forecast

SAT SEP 5
Sat, 9/5 Morning 3.5ft Β· chest-to-head 3.6ft @ 12.2s – offshore Clear Β· 70.8Β°F 96%
Sat, 9/5 Evening 3.6ft Β· chest-to-head 3.5ft @ 12.2s – sideshore Clear Β· 74.7Β°F 96%
SUN SEP 6
Sun, 9/6 Morning 3.8ft Β· chest-to-head 4.1ft @ 11.7s – offshore Partly cloudy Β· 77.8Β°F 93%
Sun, 9/6 Evening 4.1ft Β· chest-to-head 4.2ft @ 11.4s – sideshore Partly cloudy Β· 82Β°F 93%
MON SEP 7
Mon, 9/7 Morning 4.4ft Β· chest-to-head 4.3ft @ 10.4s – offshore Clear Β· 74.3Β°F 91%
Mon, 9/7 Evening 4.5ft Β· chest-to-head 4.3ft @ 10.5s – sideshore Clear Β· 81.7Β°F 91%
TUE SEP 8
Tue, 9/8 Morning 3.3ft Β· chest-to-head 3.8ft @ 10.4s – offshore Clear Β· 77.9Β°F 88%
Tue, 9/8 Evening 2.9ft Β· waist-high 3.7ft @ 10.2s – sideshore Overcast Β· 87.7Β°F 88%
WED SEP 9
Wed, 9/9 Morning 3.6ft Β· chest-to-head 3.2ft @ 9.6s – offshore Overcast Β· 79.7Β°F 86%
Wed, 9/9 Evening 3.7ft Β· chest-to-head 3.1ft @ 9.8s – sideshore Overcast Β· 89.8Β°F 86%
THU SEP 10
Thu, 9/10 Morning 3.8ft Β· chest-to-head 3.2ft @ 10.4s – sideshore Partly cloudy Β· 82Β°F 83%
Thu, 9/10 Evening 4.3ft Β· chest-to-head 3.5ft @ 9.4s – sideshore Clear Β· 91.1Β°F 83%
FRI SEP 11
Fri, 9/11 Morning 3.2ft Β· chest-to-head 3.4ft @ 9s – offshore Partly cloudy Β· 73.9Β°F 81%
Fri, 9/11 Evening 4ft Β· chest-to-head 3.4ft @ 8.3s – sideshore Partly cloudy Β· 84.3Β°F 81%
SAT SEP 12
Sat, 9/12 Morning 0.8ft Β· ankle-high 3.2ft @ 8s – offshore Overcast Β· 69.2Β°F 78%
Sat, 9/12 Evening 0.5ft Β· ankle-high 3.4ft @ 7.2s – offshore Clear Β· 80.9Β°F 78%
SUN SEP 13
Sun, 9/13 Morning 1ft Β· shin-to-knee 3.2ft @ 6.8s – offshore Clear Β· 69.1Β°F 76%
Sun, 9/13 Evening 0.7ft Β· ankle-high 3.5ft @ 6s – offshore Partly cloudy Β· 80.6Β°F 76%
MON SEP 14
Mon, 9/14 Morning – Β· – – – Partly cloudy Β· 69.2Β°F 73%
Mon, 9/14 Evening – Β· – – – Partly cloudy Β· 80.8Β°F 73%
TUE SEP 15
Tue, 9/15 Morning – Β· – – – Overcast Β· 67.9Β°F 71%
Tue, 9/15 Evening – Β· – – – Mostly cloudy Β· 81.4Β°F 71%
WED SEP 16
Wed, 9/16 Morning – Β· – – – Partly cloudy Β· 66Β°F 68%
Wed, 9/16 Evening – Β· – – – Clear Β· 77.8Β°F 68%
THU SEP 17
Thu, 9/17 Morning – Β· – – – Clear Β· 66.6Β°F 66%
Thu, 9/17 Evening – Β· – – – Clear Β· 79.2Β°F 66%
FRI SEP 18
Fri, 9/18 Morning – Β· – – – Clear Β· 67Β°F 63%
Fri, 9/18 Evening – Β· – – – Clear Β· 82.7Β°F 63%
SAT SEP 19
Sat, 9/19 Morning – Β· – – – – 61%
Sat, 9/19 Evening – Β· – – – – 61%
SUN SEP 20
Sun, 9/20 Morning – Β· – – – – 58%
Sun, 9/20 Evening – Β· – – – – 58%
Confidence is an estimate based on forecast lead time.

Nearby Buoys

Buoy 46054 just now
Wave ht 6.2ft
Period 11s
Water temp 64.6Β°F
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