East Beach surf report

Santa Barbara, California

Updated 1:00 AM PDT

83/ 100

Good surf today Wave size is 3.7 ft, and nothing is holding it back today.

30–83 along this beach — 30 at Sycamore Creek, 83 at Mission Creek

What decides a surfing score

Wave size 3.7 ft · 45% of the score 88
Swell period 9s · 30% of the score 70
Wind 2 mph · 15% of the score 100
Water temperature 72°F · 10% of the score 75

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.

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS ⚠ Air quality · AirNow (unavailable)

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East Beach is also scored for

72 Walking & shelling low-tide window 6:25 PM 64 Swimming surf calmness 3.7 ft

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 72°F. That is 6° above the October average of 66°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?

Good surf today — we score it 83 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.

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