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Gaviota Beach

Santa Barbara County, California, United States

Gaviota Beach 1 photo

  • Sunset along the California Coast

    Sunset along the California Coast. Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm
8 am
6.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
9 am
4.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
11 am
6.2
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.7
35 km/h22 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
35 km/h22 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
35 km/h22 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Gaviota Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
15%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
4.3Fair8 am1710
4.5Fair9 am1610
4.9Fair10 am138
4.8Fair11 am128
5.9Good12 pm127
5.7Good1 pm149
4.1Fair2 pm2113
2.5Poor3 pm95
5.3Fair4 pm159
4.6Fair5 pm43
4.4Fair6 pm159
Fri
6.3Good8 am2113
4.4Fair9 am2113
4.5Fair10 am2314
6.2Good11 am2515
6.5Good12 pm2717
6.7Good1 pm2918
6.7Good2 pm3522
6.7Good3 pm3522
6.7Good4 pm3522
7.0Great5 pm2717
6.8Good6 pm2717
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest 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, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 0.8 mLow 1 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.1 m3 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.1 m3 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.8 m3 ft

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

The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms350 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water360 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
20 km12 miSanta Ynez Airport (SQA)

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

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