Western Santa Barbara County
8 of 8 beaches scored, 0 good now
6.1GoodAverage Beach ScoreBest: Seal Beach, 6.2
- Water
- 20°C68°F
- Wind
- 22 km/h14 mph
- Waves
- 1.4 m4 ft
El Capitán State Beach, Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County beaches
Which Santa Barbara County beach is best right now? 39 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.
- Beaches39
- Good now0 of 39
- Water20 to 22°C67 to 71°F
- Best nowEl Capitan Beach3.0Poor
Updated 9:27 pm local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags
Top 3 right now
4 beaches score 3.0 right now. These three have the best stretch ahead, then the lightest wind.
13.0PoorEl Capitan Beach
Santa Barbara County
No good stretch left today- Air
- 18°C64°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 4 km/h3 mph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 3 pm, 7.3
23.0PoorEl Capitán State Beach
Santa Barbara County
No good stretch left today- Air
- 18°C64°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 4 km/h3 mph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 3 pm, 7.3
33.0PoorRefugio Beach
Santa Barbara County
No good stretch left today- Air
- 18°C64°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 4 km/h3 mph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 3 pm, 7.3
Santa Barbara County today
A poor day for the beach across Santa Barbara County: 0 of 39 scored beaches are good right now, best in Western Santa Barbara County, water is 20 to 22°C67 to 71°F, and wind averages 10 km/h6 mph (light wind). Read at 9:27 pm; everything below is computed from that reading.
Eastern Santa Barbara County
31 of 31 beaches scored, 0 good now
3.0PoorAverage Beach ScoreBest: El Capitan Beach, 3.0
- Water
- 21°C71°F
- Wind
- 7 km/h4 mph
- Waves
- 0.9 m3 ft
Warmest water
22°C71°F
Santa Claus Beach
Santa Barbara County. 0.5°0.9° above the Santa Barbara County average. Score 8.6 Excellent.
Calmest sea
0.7 m2 ft waves
Santa Claus Beach
Santa Barbara County. Wind 6 km/h4 mph. Level with 2 other beaches.
Best for families
8.3 Great
Carpinteria State Beach
Santa Barbara County. Top score of the 1 scored beach tagged with lifeguards.
Best hours
The best hour left today is 11 am (5.5); the weakest is 9 am (4.0).
The strongest stretch runs 11 am to 1 pm.
Santa Barbara County tomorrow: the best hour is 2 pm (7.7) and the weakest is 8 am (6.3).
The strongest stretch runs 11 am to 7 pm.
7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour
All Santa Barbara County beaches
Every Santa Barbara County beach we track, ranked by its live Beach Score. Hover a row to find it on the map.
3.0PoorEl Capitan Beach
Santa Barbara County
1.0 m3 ft waves, light wind and 21°C70°F water.
- Water21°C70°F
- Air18°C64°F
- Wind4 km/h3 mph
- Waves1.0 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
3.0PoorEl Capitán State Beach
Santa Barbara County
1.0 m3 ft waves, light wind and 21°C70°F water.
- Water21°C70°F
- Air18°C64°F
- Wind4 km/h3 mph
- Waves1.0 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
3.0PoorRefugio Beach
Santa Barbara County
1.0 m3 ft waves, light wind and 21°C70°F water.
- Water21°C70°F
- Air18°C64°F
- Wind4 km/h3 mph
- Waves1.0 m3 ft
- Paid parking
3.0PoorRefugio State Beach
Santa Barbara County
1.0 m3 ft waves, light wind and 21°C70°F water.
- Water21°C70°F
- Air18°C64°F
- Wind4 km/h3 mph
- Waves1.0 m3 ft
- Paid parking
8.6ExcellenttomorrowCampus Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C60°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.9 m3 ft
- Paid parking
- 8.6Excellenttomorrow
Depressions Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C60°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.9 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 22°C71°FNo photo yet8.6Excellenttomorrow
Devereux Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C60°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.9 m3 ft
- Free parking
8.6ExcellenttomorrowEllwood Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C60°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.9 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
8.6ExcellenttomorrowGoleta Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C60°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.9 m3 ft
- Paid parking
8.6ExcellenttomorrowIsla Vista Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C60°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.9 m3 ft
- Paid parking
- 22°C71°FNo photo yet8.6Excellenttomorrow
Sands Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C60°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.9 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 8.6Excellenttomorrow
Santa Claus Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C60°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.7 m2 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
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8.6ExcellenttomorrowSummerland Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C60°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.7 m2 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 22°C71°FNo photo yet8.6Excellenttomorrow
Summerland Beach Cove
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C60°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.7 m2 ft
- Free parking
8.3GreattomorrowButterfly Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C60°F
- Wind5 km/h3 mph
- Waves0.8 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
8.3GreattomorrowEast Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C60°F
- Wind5 km/h3 mph
- Waves0.8 m3 ft
- Paid parking
8.3GreattomorrowLeadbetter Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C60°F
- Wind5 km/h3 mph
- Waves0.8 m3 ft
- Paid parking
8.3GreattomorrowRosewood Miramar Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C60°F
- Wind5 km/h3 mph
- Waves0.8 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
8.3GreattomorrowWest Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C60°F
- Wind5 km/h3 mph
- Waves0.8 m3 ft
- Paid parking
- 8.3Greattomorrow
Carpinteria State Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air18°C64°F
- Wind7 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.8 m3 ft
- Lifeguards
- Paid parking
8.3GreattomorrowHaskell's Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 21°C70°F water.
- Water21°C70°F
- Air17°C63°F
- Wind8 km/h5 mph
- Waves0.9 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
8.3GreattomorrowRincon Beach County Park
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 21°C71°F water.
- Water21°C71°F
- Air18°C64°F
- Wind8 km/h5 mph
- Waves0.8 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
8.1GreattomorrowArroyo Burro Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C59°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.8 m3 ft
- Free parking
8.1GreattomorrowHendrys Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C59°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.8 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
8.1GreattomorrowHope Ranch Private Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C59°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.8 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 8.1Greattomorrow
More Mesa Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C59°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.8 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 8.1Greattomorrow
More Mesa Nude Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
- Water22°C71°F
- Air15°C59°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.8 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 21°C70°FNo photo yet7.0Greattomorrow
Gaviota Nude Beach
Santa Barbara County
1.1 m3 ft waves, gentle breeze and 21°C70°F water.
- Water21°C70°F
- Air16°C61°F
- Wind15 km/h9 mph
- Waves1.1 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.7GoodtomorrowGaviota Beach
Santa Barbara County
1.1 m3 ft waves, light wind and 21°C70°F water.
- Water21°C70°F
- Air18°C64°F
- Wind11 km/h7 mph
- Waves1.1 m3 ft
- Paid parking
- 21°C69°FNo photo yet6.7Goodtomorrow
Little Cojo Beach
Santa Barbara County
1.3 m4 ft waves, gentle breeze and 21°C69°F water.
- Water21°C69°F
- Air16°C60°F
- Wind12 km/h7 mph
- Waves1.3 m4 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 21°C70°FNo photo yet6.7Goodtomorrow
Christi Beach
Santa Barbara County
Small waves, gentle breeze and 21°C70°F water.
- Water21°C70°F
- Air17°C62°F
- Wind16 km/h10 mph
- Waves0.9 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 20°C69°FNo photo yet6.2Goodtomorrow
Seal Beach
Santa Barbara County
1.4 m5 ft waves, breezy and 20°C69°F water.
- Water20°C69°F
- Air17°C63°F
- Wind25 km/h15 mph
- Waves1.4 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.2GoodtomorrowSurf Beach
Santa Barbara County
1.4 m5 ft waves, breezy and 20°C69°F water.
- Water20°C69°F
- Air17°C63°F
- Wind25 km/h15 mph
- Waves1.4 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 20°C69°FNo photo yet6.2Goodtomorrow
Trestle Beach
Santa Barbara County
1.4 m5 ft waves, breezy and 20°C69°F water.
- Water20°C69°F
- Air17°C63°F
- Wind25 km/h15 mph
- Waves1.4 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.2GoodtomorrowWall Beach
Santa Barbara County
1.4 m5 ft waves, breezy and 20°C69°F water.
- Water20°C69°F
- Air17°C63°F
- Wind25 km/h15 mph
- Waves1.4 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.1GoodtomorrowBrown's Beach
Santa Barbara County
1.3 m4 ft waves, gentle breeze and 20°C68°F water.
- Water20°C68°F
- Air16°C61°F
- Wind18 km/h11 mph
- Waves1.3 m4 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 20°C68°FNo photo yet6.1Goodtomorrow
Minuteman Beach
Santa Barbara County
1.3 m4 ft waves, gentle breeze and 20°C68°F water.
- Water20°C68°F
- Air16°C61°F
- Wind18 km/h11 mph
- Waves1.3 m4 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.1GoodtomorrowPoint Sal State Beach
Santa Barbara County
1.3 m4 ft waves, gentle breeze and 20°C68°F water.
- Water20°C68°F
- Air16°C61°F
- Wind18 km/h11 mph
- Waves1.3 m4 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 5.9Goodtomorrow
Paradise Beach
Santa Barbara County
1.4 m5 ft waves, breezy and 20°C67°F water.
- Water20°C67°F
- Air18°C65°F
- Wind26 km/h16 mph
- Waves1.4 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
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Santa Barbara County beach questions
Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.
What is the best beach in Santa Barbara County right now?
El Capitan Beach has the top Beach Score right now: 3.0 Poor, with 4 km/h (3 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.
What is the water temperature in Santa Barbara County today?
Sea water is 20 to 22°C (67 to 71°F) across the 39 scored beaches. The warmest is Santa Claus Beach, at 22°C (71°F).
Where is the sea calmest in Santa Barbara County right now?
Santa Claus Beach has the smallest waves, at 0.7 m (2 ft) with 6 km/h (4 mph) of wind. 2 other beaches are level with it.
Which Santa Barbara County beaches have lifeguards?
1 of 39 listed beaches are tagged with lifeguards on OpenStreetMap, including Carpinteria State Beach. Tags can be out of date, so follow the posted flags and staff on the day.
What is the best time to go to the beach in Santa Barbara County today?
Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 11 am, at 5.5 Good, and the strongest stretch runs 11 am to 1 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.
Are there live beach cams in Santa Barbara County?
No live cams are listed for Santa Barbara County yet. If you run one, you can list it free.
How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Santa Barbara County?
All 39 beaches in our data for Santa Barbara County are scored live on this page.
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