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Campus Beach

Santa Barbara County, California, United States

Campus Beach 5 photos

  • Big empty beach

    Big empty beach. Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia

    Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia. Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia

    Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia. Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Golden Shores

    Golden Shores. Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Above the waves

    Above the waves. Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:15 pm
8 am
7.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.6
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
21°C71°F
Wind
106 km/hmph W
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:15 pm
Today
7.6Great8 am106
7.7Great9 am159
7.6Great10 am2013
8.0Great11 am1711
8.6Excellent12 pm128
8.6Excellent1 pm149
9.0Excellent2 pm53
8.6Excellent3 pm1811
8.8Excellent4 pm117
8.5Excellent5 pm85
8.6Excellent6 pm74
Sat
7.8Great8 am10
8.4Great9 am53
8.9Excellent10 am32
9.3Excellent11 am74
9.5Excellent12 pm96
9.5Excellent1 pm128
9.5Excellent2 pm138
9.1Excellent3 pm159
9.1Excellent4 pm128
9.0Excellent5 pm106
8.9Excellent6 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.3 m. High at 8 am, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.3 m. High at 8 pm, 0.9 mLow 1 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.1 m3 ftLow 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.1 m3 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms120 m400 ft away
  • Showers460 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 720 m0.4 mi
  • Picnic tables170 m570 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miIsla Vista (town)
Nearest airport
31 km19 miSanta Ynez Airport (SQA)

Nearby places

  • SubwaySandwich
    720 m0.4 mi
  • Mony's TaqueriaMexican
    730 m0.5 mi
  • Root BurgerBurger
    730 m0.5 mi
  • StarbucksCoffee shop
    740 m0.5 mi
  • Panda ExpressChinese
    740 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Campus Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%