Advisory: elevated tar reported at this beach. Source unconfirmed — see The Tar Story for the seeps-vs-infrastructure question.
Rincon Point
Rincon Point Santa Barbara
Sand 1.0
Swim 3.1
Surf 4.4
Swell –
Wind 0kt
Tide H 4.513ft @ 1:27 AM
Water / Air 59.2°F water / 68°F air
UV –
Sun
↑5:58 AM ↓8:09 PM
Moon 🌒 Waxing Crescent
Reports 5 today · 57 min ago
Conditions over time
Live observations
Jul 18, 11:02 AM anon Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Slab Sticky Sheen C
Jul 18, 9:38 AM dr_moreno Waterline Patchy 11-50% Slab Liquid Tar balls A
Jul 18, 8:27 AM anon Rocks Broken-continuous >50% Coin Sticky Sheen C
Jul 18, 8:18 AM anon Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Plate Liquid – B
Jul 18, 7:50 AM anon Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Plate Sticky None B
Jul 17, 7:44 AM anon Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Pea Liquid – C
Jul 17, 7:27 AM SB Channelkeeper Volunteers ★ Waterline Broken-continuous >50% Plate Sticky None A
Jul 17, 6:13 AM anon Waterline Broken-continuous >50% Palm Sticky – C
Jul 16, 3:16 PM anon Wrack line Patchy 11-50% Plate Liquid None B
Jul 16, 10:31 AM anon Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Slab Firm Tar balls A
Jul 16, 7:54 AM anon Waterline Broken-continuous >50% Coin Sticky Sheen C
Jul 15, 8:06 AM anon Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Slab Firm Tar balls A
Jul 15, 7:27 AM eastbeach_ellie Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Palm Sticky – A
Jul 15, 6:13 AM ellwood_erin Rocks Broken-continuous >50% Palm Sticky None A
Jul 14, 1:13 PM campuspt_cam Wrack line Broken-continuous >50% Slab Sticky Sheen C
Jul 14, 12:56 PM anon Wrack line Patchy 11-50% Plate Liquid None C
Jul 14, 11:00 AM SB Channelkeeper Volunteers ★ Dry sand Broken-continuous >50% Palm Sticky Sheen, Odor A
Jul 14, 9:30 AM anon Dry sand Broken-continuous >50% Palm Sticky – C
Jul 14, 6:40 AM UCSB COPR Lab ★ Dry sand Patchy 11-50% Palm Liquid Tar balls A
Jul 13, 3:40 PM UCSB COPR Lab ★ Dry sand Patchy 11-50% Slab Sticky Tar balls A
16-day forecast
Sat, 7/18 PM 4.8ft · chest-to-head 4.8ft @ 15.3s 12.4kt onshore Clear · 77.8°F 96%
Sun, 7/19 AM 4.7ft · chest-to-head 4.7ft @ 16.2s 11.4kt onshore Patchy Fog · 69°F 93%
Sun, 7/19 PM 4.9ft · chest-to-head 4.9ft @ 16s 12.2kt onshore Partly Sunny · 71°F 93%
Mon, 7/20 AM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 16.1s 12kt onshore Patchy Fog · 70°F 91%
Mon, 7/20 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 16.6s 11.9kt onshore Partly Sunny · 74°F 91%
Tue, 7/21 AM 4.7ft · chest-to-head 4.7ft @ 16.3s 12.3kt onshore Patchy Fog · 68°F 88%
Tue, 7/21 PM 4.4ft · chest-to-head 4.4ft @ 15.7s 11.3kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 75°F 88%
Wed, 7/22 AM 4.2ft · chest-to-head 4.2ft @ 15.8s 11.4kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 68°F 86%
Wed, 7/22 PM 3.5ft · chest-to-head 3.5ft @ 15.2s 11.1kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 73°F 86%
Thu, 7/23 AM 3.4ft · chest-to-head 3.4ft @ 14.3s 12.5kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 68°F 83%
Thu, 7/23 PM 3.3ft · chest-to-head 3.3ft @ 13.9s 12.8kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 73°F 83%
Fri, 7/24 AM 2.5ft · waist-high 2.5ft @ 12.8s 12.8kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 67°F 81%
Fri, 7/24 PM 2.7ft · waist-high 2.7ft @ 12.8s 12.9kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 72°F 81%
Sat, 7/25 AM 2.5ft · waist-high 2.5ft @ 12.3s 12.8kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 67°F 78%
Sat, 7/25 PM 2.3ft · waist-high 2.3ft @ 12.8s 12.1kt onshore – 78%
Sun, 7/26 AM 2ft · waist-high 2ft @ 12.8s 12.9kt onshore – 76%
Sun, 7/26 PM 2ft · waist-high 2ft @ 12.5s 11.7kt onshore – 76%
Mon, 7/27 AM 2.2ft · waist-high 2.2ft @ 13.3s 12.8kt onshore – 73%
Mon, 7/27 PM 2.1ft · waist-high 2.1ft @ 14.3s 12.3kt onshore – 73%
Tue, 7/28 AM 2.7ft · waist-high 2.7ft @ 15s 11.6kt onshore – 71%
Tue, 7/28 PM 2.6ft · waist-high 2.6ft @ 14.8s 12.1kt onshore – 71%
Wed, 7/29 AM 3.1ft · chest-to-head 3.1ft @ 15.7s 13kt onshore – 68%
Wed, 7/29 PM 3.2ft · chest-to-head 3.2ft @ 15.6s 11.1kt onshore – 68%
Thu, 7/30 AM 3.4ft · chest-to-head 3.4ft @ 16.9s 12.8kt onshore – 66%
Thu, 7/30 PM 4ft · chest-to-head 4ft @ 16.8s 11.3kt onshore – 66%
Fri, 7/31 AM 4.6ft · chest-to-head 4.6ft @ 16.1s 12.5kt onshore – 63%
Fri, 7/31 PM 4.8ft · chest-to-head 4.8ft @ 16.4s 12.3kt onshore – 63%
Sat, 8/1 AM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 15.1s 12.9kt onshore – 61%
Sat, 8/1 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 15s 11.8kt onshore – 61%
Sun, 8/2 AM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 14.7s 11.3kt onshore – 58%
Sun, 8/2 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 14.3s 12.1kt onshore – 58%
Mon, 8/3 AM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 13.3s 12.1kt onshore – 58%
Mon, 8/3 PM 4.6ft · chest-to-head 4.6ft @ 13.3s 12.5kt onshore – 58%
Confidence is an estimate based on forecast lead time.