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Isla Vista Beach

Santa Barbara County, California, United States

Isla Vista Beach 3 photos

  • Sunset

    Sunset. beltz6, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Isla Vista

    Isla Vista. beltz6, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Taken from Manzanita Village at UCSB.

    Taken from Manzanita Village at UCSB.. Glenn Beltz from Goleta, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow 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
15°C59°F
Water
21°C71°F
Wind
85 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
4%
Sunset
6:15 pm
Today
4.7Fair8 am138
4.6Fair9 am148
5.2Fair10 am64
6.4Good11 am21
5.0Fair12 pm43
4.9Fair1 pm53
4.8Fair2 pm96
4.5Fair3 pm117
4.4Fair4 pm74
3.8Poor5 pm53
4.8Fair6 pm106
Fri
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
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 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • 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
  • Showers230 m770 ft away
  • Parking17 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 370 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink51 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables120 m400 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
380 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
540 m0.3 miIsla Vista (town)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miSanta Ynez Airport (SQA)

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 Isla Vista 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.

  • Fri9.0 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • 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%