Advisory: elevated tar reported at this beach. Source unconfirmed — see The Tar Story for the seeps-vs-infrastructure question.
Hammonds Beach
Hammonds Beach Santa Barbara
Sand 2.2
Swim 1.7
Surf 3.9
Swell –
Wind 0kt
Tide H 4.513ft @ 1:27 AM
Water / Air 59.2°F water / 70°F air
UV –
Sun
↑5:59 AM ↓8:09 PM
Moon 🌒 Waxing Crescent
Reports 3 today · 3 hrs ago
Conditions over time
Live observations
Jul 18, 8:52 AM tarball_tracker Waterline Patchy 11-50% Coin Liquid – C
Jul 18, 8:28 AM butterfly_bea Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Palm Sticky Sheen A
Jul 18, 6:17 AM anon Waterline Broken-continuous >50% Plate Firm Sheen B
Jul 17, 5:43 PM tarball_tracker Waterline Broken-continuous >50% Plate Firm None B
Jul 17, 1:54 PM UCSB COPR Lab ★ Waterline Patchy 11-50% Plate Liquid Sheen A
Jul 16, 5:41 PM anon Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Coin Sticky – B
Jul 16, 3:51 PM UCSB COPR Lab ★ Waterline Patchy 11-50% Plate Sticky Sheen, Tar balls A
Jul 16, 9:51 AM anon Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Slab Firm None B
Jul 15, 12:00 PM copr_intern Waterline Broken-continuous >50% Palm Sticky Sheen A
Jul 15, 7:56 AM anon Dry sand Patchy 11-50% Palm Sticky – A
Jul 15, 7:01 AM anon Wrack line Patchy 11-50% Plate Liquid – C
Jul 14, 4:26 PM anon Waterline Broken-continuous >50% Palm – – B
Jul 14, 11:34 AM UCSB COPR Lab ★ Waterline Broken-continuous >50% Slab Firm Sheen, Tar balls A
Jul 14, 10:50 AM UCSB COPR Lab ★ Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Slab Firm Sheen A
Jul 13, 3:58 PM anon Waterline Patchy 11-50% Pea Liquid Tar balls C
Jul 13, 3:33 PM gaviota_kid Dry sand Broken-continuous >50% Coin Firm – A
Jul 13, 3:15 PM anon Dry sand Broken-continuous >50% Plate Firm Sheen, Tar balls, Odor A
Jul 13, 7:18 AM refugio_rae Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Pea Sticky Tar balls, Odor C
Jul 12, 6:57 PM hammonds_hugh Waterline Patchy 11-50% Coin Liquid – B
Jul 12, 3:55 PM anon Waterline Patchy 11-50% Pea – Sheen C
16-day forecast
Sat, 7/18 PM 4.6ft · chest-to-head 4.6ft @ 15.1s 11.2kt onshore Clear · 78°F 96%
Sun, 7/19 AM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 15.9s 13kt onshore Patchy Fog · 69°F 93%
Sun, 7/19 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 16.3s 12.6kt onshore Partly Sunny · 71°F 93%
Mon, 7/20 AM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 16.3s 11.8kt onshore Patchy Fog · 69°F 91%
Mon, 7/20 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 16.3s 12.2kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 74°F 91%
Tue, 7/21 AM 4.9ft · chest-to-head 4.9ft @ 15.9s 12.5kt onshore Patchy Fog · 67°F 88%
Tue, 7/21 PM 4.8ft · chest-to-head 4.8ft @ 15.9s 11.9kt onshore Sunny · 76°F 88%
Wed, 7/22 AM 4.1ft · chest-to-head 4.1ft @ 15.4s 12.1kt onshore Partly Sunny · 69°F 86%
Wed, 7/22 PM 3.9ft · chest-to-head 3.9ft @ 15.3s 12.1kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 78°F 86%
Thu, 7/23 AM 3.5ft · chest-to-head 3.5ft @ 13.8s 12.9kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 69°F 83%
Thu, 7/23 PM 3.1ft · chest-to-head 3.1ft @ 13.8s 11.7kt onshore Sunny · 78°F 83%
Fri, 7/24 AM 2.4ft · waist-high 2.4ft @ 13.4s 11.6kt onshore Partly Sunny · 68°F 81%
Fri, 7/24 PM 2.7ft · waist-high 2.7ft @ 13.4s 13.1kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 76°F 81%
Sat, 7/25 AM 2.6ft · waist-high 2.6ft @ 12.1s 12.8kt onshore Partly Sunny · 69°F 78%
Sat, 7/25 PM 2.3ft · waist-high 2.3ft @ 12.9s 11.9kt onshore – 78%
Sun, 7/26 AM 2ft · waist-high 2ft @ 12.6s 11.4kt onshore – 76%
Sun, 7/26 PM 2ft · waist-high 2ft @ 12.9s 12.7kt onshore – 76%
Mon, 7/27 AM 2ft · waist-high 2ft @ 13.2s 13kt onshore – 73%
Mon, 7/27 PM 2.2ft · waist-high 2.2ft @ 13.6s 12.1kt onshore – 73%
Tue, 7/28 AM 2.6ft · waist-high 2.6ft @ 14.9s 12.7kt onshore – 71%
Tue, 7/28 PM 2.5ft · waist-high 2.5ft @ 15.1s 11.9kt onshore – 71%
Wed, 7/29 AM 2.9ft · waist-high 2.9ft @ 15.6s 12.3kt onshore – 68%
Wed, 7/29 PM 3.2ft · chest-to-head 3.2ft @ 15.8s 11.8kt onshore – 68%
Thu, 7/30 AM 3.6ft · chest-to-head 3.6ft @ 16.7s 13kt onshore – 66%
Thu, 7/30 PM 3.5ft · chest-to-head 3.5ft @ 16.4s 11.9kt onshore – 66%
Fri, 7/31 AM 4.2ft · chest-to-head 4.2ft @ 16.5s 11.2kt onshore – 63%
Fri, 7/31 PM 4.5ft · chest-to-head 4.5ft @ 16s 12.6kt onshore – 63%
Sat, 8/1 AM 4.4ft · chest-to-head 4.4ft @ 15.1s 13kt onshore – 61%
Sat, 8/1 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 14.8s 12.4kt onshore – 61%
Sun, 8/2 AM 4.7ft · chest-to-head 4.7ft @ 13.8s 11.4kt onshore – 58%
Sun, 8/2 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 13.8s 12.5kt onshore – 58%
Mon, 8/3 AM 4.5ft · chest-to-head 4.5ft @ 12.7s 12.9kt onshore – 58%
Mon, 8/3 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 12.9s 12.4kt onshore – 58%
Confidence is an estimate based on forecast lead time.