East Beach surf report
Santa Barbara, California
Updated 4:03 AM PDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
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About East Beach
East Beach sits on the California coast, where the water runs from about 57°F in March to 69°F in August.
The water here never averages above 70°F — even in August, the warmest month, it sits around 69°F. Most people wear a wetsuit.
Today it is 71°F. That is 2° above the August average of 69°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Santa Barbara about 1.3 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is East Beach good for surfing today?
Rideable — we score it 75 out of 100 today. No single condition is holding it back today.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.