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Minuteman Beach

Santa Barbara County, California, United States

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

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:17 pm
8 am
3.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.0
14 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
16°C61°F
Water
20°C68°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2818 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
17%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
4.2Fair8 am127
4.2Fair9 am2213
4.2Fair10 am149
4.5Fair11 am117
6.0Good12 pm106
6.5Good1 pm138
4.4Fair2 pm149
5.2Fair3 pm85
4.4Fair4 pm1610
4.6Fair5 pm95
6.1Good6 pm106
Fri
3.6Poor8 am127
3.4Poor9 am159
3.0Poor10 am148
4.3Fair11 am1610
5.3Fair12 pm1811
5.3Fair1 pm2113
5.8Good2 pm2113
6.5Good3 pm2314
6.2Good4 pm2314
6.0Good5 pm2314
5.9Good6 pm2214
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -0.3 m. High at 8 am, 1.0 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.3 m. High at 8 pm, 0.8 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.3 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.

  • Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
13 km8 miVandenberg Space Force Base (VBG)

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

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