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Paradise Beach

Santa Barbara County, California, United States

Paradise Beach 3 photos

  • Point Sal - August 2020

    Point Sal - August 2020. DocFreeman24, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • US-CA-Mussel-Rock-Guadalupe-Beach

    US-CA-Mussel-Rock-Guadalupe-Beach. Kevin P. Rice, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Point Sal Sea Anemone in Bakersfield Field Office

    Point Sal Sea Anemone in Bakersfield Field Office. blmcalifornia, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:17 pm
8 am
1.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
9 am
4.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
10 am
3.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
5.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.7
33 km/h20 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
18°C64°F
Water
20°C67°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
16%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
1.9Poor8 am2012
4.1Fair9 am2113
3.5Poor10 am2314
3.9Poor11 am2717
5.3Fair12 pm2012
5.4Fair1 pm2616
5.8Good2 pm2214
6.2Good3 pm2616
5.9Good4 pm2918
5.7Good5 pm3019
5.7Good6 pm3320
Sat
6.4Good8 am2616
6.9Good9 am2113
7.4Great10 am1610
7.8Great11 am117
7.7Great12 pm106
7.7Great1 pm127
7.7Great2 pm106
7.2Great3 pm1811
7.0Great4 pm2213
6.9Good5 pm2314
6.7Good6 pm2516
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 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • 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.

  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 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
19 km12 miSanta Maria Public Airport (SMX)

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

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