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Santa Claus Beach

Santa Barbara County, California, United States

Santa Claus Beach 3 photos

  • Seaside Gardens, Carpinteria , California 17 Sep 2006 (On Northwest Horticulture Society Santa Barbara Tour) i091706 050

    Seaside Gardens, Carpinteria , California 17 Sep 2006 (On Northwest Horticulture Society Santa Barbara Tour) i091706 050. brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Seaside Gardens, Carpinteria , California 17 Sep 2006 (On Northwest Horticulture Society Santa Barbara Tour) If you live in SoCal - I highly recommend Seaside Gardens. This very cool shop (and I have

    Seaside Gardens, Carpinteria , California 17 Sep 2006 (On Northwest Horticulture Society Santa Barbara Tour) If you live in SoCal - I highly recommend Seaside Gardens. This very cool shop (and I have . brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Seaside Gardens, Carpinteria , California 17 Sep 2006 (On Northwest Horticulture Society Santa Barbara Tour) i091706 052

    Seaside Gardens, Carpinteria , California 17 Sep 2006 (On Northwest Horticulture Society Santa Barbara Tour) i091706 052. brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:14 pm
8 am
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
21 km/hmph N
Gusts
43 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:14 pm
Today
7.6Great8 am53
8.3Great9 am74
8.5Excellent10 am64
8.5Excellent11 am64
8.3Great12 pm21
8.7Excellent1 pm85
8.5Excellent2 pm85
8.9Excellent3 pm21
8.9Excellent4 pm128
8.7Excellent5 pm106
8.3Great6 pm117
Sat
8.3Great8 am128
8.9Excellent9 am53
9.0Excellent10 am53
9.3Excellent11 am64
9.4Excellent12 pm64
9.5Excellent1 pm74
9.7Excellent2 pm85
9.8Excellent3 pm106
9.7Excellent4 pm117
9.5Excellent5 pm106
9.0Excellent6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.2 m. High at 8 am, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 0.9 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 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

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 240 m780 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
400 m0.2 miVia Real & East Padaro
Nearest town
2 km1.3 miToro Canyon (village)
Nearest airport
45 km28 miSanta Paula Airport (SZP)

Nearby places

  • Padaro Beach GrillBurger
    240 m780 ft

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 Santa Claus 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.

  • Sat9.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%