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Gaviota Nude Beach

Santa Barbara County, California, United States

No photo of Gaviota Nude Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm
8 am
5.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
9 am
4.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.7
35 km/h22 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
35 km/h21 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
33 km/h20 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great

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°C61°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
2315 km/hmph N
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
12%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
4.4Fair8 am96
4.5Fair9 am149
4.9Fair10 am138
4.8Fair11 am117
5.9Good12 pm106
6.1Good1 pm127
4.1Fair2 pm2113
2.5Poor3 pm53
5.4Fair4 pm127
4.6Fair5 pm32
4.6Fair6 pm127
Fri
5.8Good8 am2616
4.2Fair9 am2314
6.0Good10 am2415
6.8Good11 am2516
6.8Good12 pm2817
6.9Good1 pm2817
6.7Good2 pm3522
6.7Good3 pm3521
6.7Good4 pm3320
7.7Great5 pm2214
7.4Great6 pm2012
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, -0.2 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 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
19 km12 miSanta Ynez Airport (SQA)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri7.7 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 12%
  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 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%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 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%