Carpinteria State Beach
Santa Barbara County, California, United States
- Lifeguards
- Paid parking
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:13 pm8.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 18°C64°F
- Water
- 22°C71°F
- Wind
- 74 km/hmph SE
- Gusts
- 85 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.8 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 9%
- Sunset
- 6:13 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 8 am, 1.1 m4 ft
- Low 2 pm, -0.2 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.
About Carpinteria State Beach
Carpinteria State Beach is a state beach in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It is 1.1 miles long and has an area of 17 acres. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at the beach.
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 80 m260 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms140 m450 ft away
- Showers140 m470 ft away
- Drinking water80 m270 ft away
- Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m390 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink22 within 1 km0.6 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 470 m0.3 mi
- Nearest town
- 860 m0.5 miCarpinteria (town)
- Nearest airport
- 43 km27 miSanta Paula Airport (SZP)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Santa Claus Beach3.1 km1.9 mi north-west away8.6 Excellent tomorrow
- Rincon Beach County Park4.2 km2.6 mi south-east away8.3 Great tomorrow
- Summerland Beach Cove7.0 km4.3 mi north-west away8.6 Excellent tomorrow
- La Conchita Beach7.3 km4.6 mi south-east away8.3 Great tomorrow
- Summerland Beach7.4 km4.6 mi north-west away8.6 Excellent tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 3%
- Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%