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TAR/OIL 9.7/10 0 reports today Β· last 5 days ago
Tar/Oil scores 0–10 Β· 10 clean
9.7 Sand
10.0 Water
Surf
SURF 5-8 ft Β· overhead
Offshore swell 6.2 ft @ 11s W Β· obs 1h ago
CDIP MOP nearshore model (Scripps, DOI 10.18437/C7WC72) + local windsea
Wind
3.8 kt
sideshore Β· NNW
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
61.6Β°F Air

Tar/Oil Conditions

TAR/OIL SCORE (0-10 Β· 10 = clean) Β· 7 DAYSHow scoring works β†’
now 9.7

Surf

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

Weather
61.6Β°Fsunny3.8 ktUV 0Sunrise 6:38 AM Β· Sunset 7:22 PM
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TodayUV 7 HighSunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:22 PMMoonrise 12:19 AMMoonset 3:47 PM🌘 Waning Crescentnext full moon Sep 27

Live Observations

Jul 16, 3:25 PM anon Wrack line Black line None Balls – – None – A
Jul 15, 11:01 AM SB Channelkeeper Volunteers β˜… Wrack line Clean None Balls – – Sheen – A
Jul 14, 6:16 PM campuspt_cam Waterline Clean None Balls – – Sheen – A
Jul 14, 5:36 PM dr_moreno Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 14, 4:34 PM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – – – A
Jul 14, 3:45 PM driftwood_dave Waterline Clean None Balls – – – – B
Jul 14, 2:24 PM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – – – C
Jul 14, 1:49 PM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – – – B
Jul 12, 5:55 PM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – – – B
Jul 12, 5:45 PM oceanwatch_ok Dry sand Clean None Balls – – – – B
Jul 11, 5:51 PM haskells_hal Wrack line Clean None Balls – – – – B
Jul 11, 11:33 AM UCSB COPR Lab β˜… Wrack line Clean None Balls – – Sheen, Tar balls – A
Jul 10, 5:50 PM anon Wrack line Black line None Balls – – – – C
Jul 10, 11:45 AM sandsbeach_sam Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 10, 10:54 AM sandy_toes Wrack line Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 9, 10:44 AM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – – – B
Jul 8, 4:00 PM rincon_rider Wrack line Clean None Film – – Tar balls – B
Jul 8, 3:04 PM beach_biologist Waterline Clean None Balls – – Sheen, Odor – C
Jul 8, 11:08 AM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – – – B
Jul 7, 2:41 PM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – – – A

16-Day Forecast

SAT SEP 5
Sat, 9/5 Morning 7.8ft Β· overhead 5.8ft @ 12.1s – onshore Clear Β· 70.3Β°F 96%
Sat, 9/5 Evening 7ft Β· overhead 5.6ft @ 11.9s – onshore Clear Β· 72.4Β°F 96%
SUN SEP 6
Sun, 9/6 Morning 6.5ft Β· overhead 6.8ft @ 11.7s – sideshore Overcast Β· 71.2Β°F 93%
Sun, 9/6 Evening 6.7ft Β· overhead 7ft @ 11.5s – onshore Clear Β· 80.1Β°F 93%
MON SEP 7
Mon, 9/7 Morning 6.2ft Β· overhead 6.6ft @ 10.2s – sideshore Clear Β· 71.2Β°F 91%
Mon, 9/7 Evening 5.9ft Β· overhead 6.5ft @ 10.3s – onshore Clear Β· 76.4Β°F 91%
TUE SEP 8
Tue, 9/8 Morning 5.3ft Β· overhead 5.5ft @ 10.1s – sideshore Clear Β· 73.9Β°F 88%
Tue, 9/8 Evening 5.2ft Β· overhead 5.3ft @ 9.9s – onshore Overcast Β· 78.5Β°F 88%
WED SEP 9
Wed, 9/9 Morning 6.9ft Β· overhead 4.8ft @ 8.9s – onshore Overcast Β· 74.6Β°F 86%
Wed, 9/9 Evening 6.9ft Β· overhead 4.5ft @ 9.2s – sideshore Overcast Β· 79.1Β°F 86%
THU SEP 10
Thu, 9/10 Morning 7.3ft Β· overhead 4.5ft @ 10.5s – onshore Clear Β· 75.9Β°F 83%
Thu, 9/10 Evening 7.8ft Β· overhead 4.7ft @ 10s – onshore Clear Β· 80Β°F 83%
FRI SEP 11
Fri, 9/11 Morning 6.6ft Β· overhead 4.6ft @ 8.7s – onshore Partly cloudy Β· 69.5Β°F 81%
Fri, 9/11 Evening 3.3ft Β· chest-to-head 4.7ft @ 8.2s – onshore Partly cloudy Β· 75.6Β°F 81%
SAT SEP 12
Sat, 9/12 Morning 4.3ft Β· chest-to-head 4.7ft @ 7.1s – sideshore Overcast Β· 66.8Β°F 78%
Sat, 9/12 Evening 4ft Β· chest-to-head 4.8ft @ 6.9s – onshore Clear Β· 74.2Β°F 78%
SUN SEP 13
Sun, 9/13 Morning 3.7ft Β· chest-to-head 4.5ft @ 6.5s – onshore Clear Β· 66.7Β°F 76%
Sun, 9/13 Evening 3.8ft Β· chest-to-head 4.6ft @ 6.2s – onshore Partly cloudy Β· 73.6Β°F 76%
MON SEP 14
Mon, 9/14 Morning – Β· – – – Clear Β· 67.6Β°F 73%
Mon, 9/14 Evening – Β· – – – Partly cloudy Β· 72.5Β°F 73%
TUE SEP 15
Tue, 9/15 Morning – Β· – – – Overcast Β· 66.1Β°F 71%
Tue, 9/15 Evening – Β· – – – Overcast Β· 71.4Β°F 71%
WED SEP 16
Wed, 9/16 Morning – Β· – – – Mostly cloudy Β· 63.6Β°F 68%
Wed, 9/16 Evening – Β· – – – Clear Β· 69.1Β°F 68%
THU SEP 17
Thu, 9/17 Morning – Β· – – – Clear Β· 64Β°F 66%
Thu, 9/17 Evening – Β· – – – Clear Β· 69.8Β°F 66%
FRI SEP 18
Fri, 9/18 Morning – Β· – – – Clear Β· 64Β°F 63%
Fri, 9/18 Evening – Β· – – – Clear Β· 73.7Β°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.

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Wave ht 6.2ft
Period 11s
Water temp 64.6Β°F
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