Check the Beach

West Beach

Santa Barbara County, California, United States

West Beach 4 photos

  • Beach and Stearns Wharf

    Beach and Stearns Wharf. Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Here Comes the Sun

    Here Comes the Sun. Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Above the Clouds

    Above the Clouds. Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Fire in the Sky

    Fire in the Sky. Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to 3 pm, sunset 6:14 pm
8 am
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.4
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C59°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
32 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
32 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:14 pm
Today
4.6Fair8 am96
2.5Poor9 am85
5.3Fair10 am32
5.2Fair11 am117
5.2Fair12 pm117
5.2Fair1 pm32
4.9Fair2 pm85
4.7Fair3 pm21
4.8Fair4 pm64
2.7Poor5 pm21
3.4Poor6 pm11
Fri
7.7Great8 am117
8.1Great9 am74
8.4Great10 am106
8.6Excellent11 am117
8.4Great12 pm117
8.5Excellent1 pm128
8.4Great2 pm43
6.2Good3 pm53
7.1Great4 pm85
8.2Great5 pm148
7.7Great6 pm1912
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 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • 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

  • Restrooms280 m930 ft away
  • Drinking water390 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink87 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Rentals11 within 500 m0.3 miBCycle
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
120 m390 ft
Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miSanta Barbara (city)
Nearest airport
42 km26 miSanta Ynez Airport (SQA)

Nearby places

  • BCycleRental
    160 m510 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 West 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.

  • Fri8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Sat9.7 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 6 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%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%