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Point Sal State Beach

Santa Barbara County, California, United States

Point Sal State Beach 2 photos

  • Point Sal, California, as of August 2020.

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

  • Point Sal ridgeline at Point Sal State Beach. Point Sal is at the end of the ridge.

    Point Sal ridgeline at Point Sal State Beach. Point Sal is at the end of the ridge.. Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today 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
1610 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2213 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
16%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
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
Sat
6.6Good8 am1912
7.3Great9 am1710
8.0Great10 am149
8.5Excellent11 am127
8.8Excellent12 pm85
8.8Excellent1 pm95
8.8Excellent2 pm117
8.3Great3 pm159
8.1Great4 pm159
7.8Great5 pm159
7.5Great6 pm1610
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.

  • Sun6.1 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.

About Point Sal State Beach

Point Sal State Beach is a beach in Santa Barbara County, California, USA. It covers an area of 9.9 acres and is 0.59 miles long. A nearby beach, Brown's Beach, is located 0.83 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Point Sal State Beach is a beach on the Pacific coast of California, located near the city of Guadalupe, in the northwestern part of Santa Barbara County. There are approximately 80 acres (320,000 m2) of property with 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of ocean frontage. The rocks around the headland constitute part of the Coast Range Ophiolite, one of the largest ophiolite terranes in the world. This beach is at risk of landslides as there are rocky shorelines and extremely steep slopes.

Source: Point Sal State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
17 km11 miSanta Maria Public Airport (SMX)

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

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