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Santa Barbara County

20 spots tracked

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All Santa Barbara County spots

20 spots · live vis
Listed from north to southPoint Sal Beach (34.90° N)Rincon Point (34.38° N)
Surf Zone9FT
Butterfly Beach
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone · Shore dive
Surf Zone13FT
Campus Point Beach
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone + Rocky Reef · Shore dive
Surf Zone10FT
Carpinteria Beach
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone + Rocky Reef · Shore dive
Surf Zone12FT
Devereux Beach
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone + Rocky Reef · Shore dive
Surf Zone11FT
El Capitan State Beach
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone + Rocky Reef · Shore dive
Surf Zone9FT
Gaviota State Park Beach
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone + Rocky Reef · Shore dive
Surf Zone11FT
Goleta Beach
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone + Bay · Shore dive
Surf Zone9FT
Hendry's Beach
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone · Shore dive
Surf Zone11FT
Hollister Ranch
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone + Rocky Reef · Shore dive
Surf Zone11FT
Jalama Beach
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone · Shore dive
Surf Zone12FT
Leadbetter Beach
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone · Shore dive
Surf Zone9FT
Loon Point Beach
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone · Shore dive
Surf Zone10FT
Mesa Lane Beach
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone + Rocky Reef · Shore dive
Surf Zone13FT
More Mesa Beach
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone · Shore dive
Rocky Reef16FT
Naples Reef
Santa Barbara · Rocky Reef + Kelp Forest · Shore dive
Surf Zone10FT
Ocean Beach Park
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone + Bay · Shore dive
Surf Zone9FT
Point Sal Beach
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone + Rocky Reef · Shore dive
Surf Zone10FT
Refugio State Beach
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone + Rocky Reef · Shore dive
Surf Zone11FT
Rincon Point
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone · Shore dive
Surf Zone9FT
Surf Beach
Santa Barbara · Surf Zone · Shore dive
20 spots · 110 mi of coastOrdered by latitude — Point Sal Beach sits at 34.90° N, Rincon Point at 34.38° N.

Santa Barbara County · 20 spots

From the Gaviota coast and the Hollister Ranch reefs east past Campus Point and the Santa Barbara waterfront to Carpinteria and Rincon — every coastal spot we track in Santa Barbara County, with today's vis live.

20–30+ ft15–20 ft8–15 ft3–8 ft0–3 ft
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