Sea weather in Santa Barbara in California All the beach weather in Santa Barbara

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Santa Barbara in California, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Santa Barbara over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Santa Barbara in California this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Santa Barbara. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Sunday 14 December 202554°F to 67°Frecommended
Monday 15 December 202559°F to 70°Frecommended
Tuesday 16 December 202558°F to 70°Frecommended
Wednesday 17 December 202554°F to 68°Frecommended
Thursday 18 December 202559°F to 70°Frecommended
Friday 19 December 202559°F to 70°Frecommended
Saturday 20 December 202556°F to 65°Frecommended

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Santa Barbara

Sea weather on Sunday 14 December 2025

On Sunday 14 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:57 and will set at 16:50 on the beach(es) of Santa Barbara. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 54°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 7.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 13.1mph). Wave height will be up to 1ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)12°C (54°F)16°C (60°F)
Perceived temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)12°C (53°F)16°C (60°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity58%54%51%48%46%50%60%52%
Barometric pressure1017 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa
Cloud cover22%11%3%0%0%0%0%8%
Heat index16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)12°C (54°F)16°C (60°F)
Dew point8°C (46°F)7°C (44°F)5°C (41°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)5°C (40°F)6°C (43°F)
Wind
Speed5km/h (3mph)6km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)12km/h (7mph)9km/h (6mph)6km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)
Gusts11km/h (7mph)12km/h (8mph)14km/h (8mph)8km/h (5mph)21km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)14km/h (8mph)12km/h (8mph)
Direction 330°
NNW
321°
NW
328°
NNW
267°
W
246°
WSW
249°
WSW
327°
NNW
347°
NNW
Wind chill16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)12°C (53°F)16°C (60°F)
Waves
Height0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (1.1ft)
Direction 227°
SW
227°
SW
228°
SW
227°
SW
227°
SW
227°
SW
227°
SW
227°
SW
Period3.2 sec.3.4 sec.14.9 sec.3.5 sec.14.5 sec.14.5 sec.3.9 sec.4.0 sec.
Significant height0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)

Sea weather on Monday 15 December 2025

On Monday 15 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:58 and will set at 16:50 on the beach(es) of Santa Barbara. The outside temperature will be a high of 70°F t and a low of 59°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 7.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 15.5mph). Wave height will be up to 1.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (61°F)
Perceived temperature15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)14°C (58°F)16°C (61°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity48%46%45%38%31%32%44%37%
Barometric pressure1020 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa
Cloud cover0%0%0%4%3%7%5%3%
Heat index15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (61°F)
Dew point4°C (40°F)4°C (38°F)3°C (38°F)4°C (40°F)3°C (37°F)4°C (38°F)3°C (37°F)2°C (35°F)
Wind
Speed6km/h (4mph)8km/h (5mph)8km/h (5mph)3km/h (2mph)8km/h (5mph)6km/h (4mph)10km/h (6mph)12km/h (7mph)
Gusts14km/h (8mph)16km/h (10mph)17km/h (11mph)6km/h (3mph)15km/h (9mph)12km/h (8mph)21km/h (13mph)25km/h (16mph)
Direction 347°
NNW
350°
N

N

N
271°
W
304°
WNW
13°
NNE
13°
NNE
Wind chill15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)14°C (58°F)16°C (61°F)
Waves
Height0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.4m (1.4ft)
Direction 227°
SW
227°
SW
227°
SW
227°
SW
227°
SW
228°
SW
259°
W
259°
WSW
Period3.9 sec.3.7 sec.4.7 sec.4.8 sec.4.9 sec.9.8 sec.5.5 sec.5.9 sec.
Significant height0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 16 December 2025

On Tuesday 16 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:59 and will set at 16:50 on the beach(es) of Santa Barbara. The outside temperature will be a high of 70°F t and a low of 58°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 8.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 16.2mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)19°C (67°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)14°C (57°F)17°C (62°F)
Perceived temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)19°C (67°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)13°C (56°F)17°C (62°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity35%38%41%40%36%39%53%56%
Barometric pressure1018 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa
Cloud cover0%79%3%32%0%3%1%33%
Heat index16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)19°C (67°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)14°C (57°F)17°C (62°F)
Dew point1°C (34°F)2°C (35°F)3°C (37°F)5°C (42°F)5°C (41°F)6°C (42°F)4°C (40°F)8°C (47°F)
Wind
Speed13km/h (8mph)12km/h (7mph)11km/h (7mph)5km/h (3mph)4km/h (2mph)5km/h (3mph)8km/h (5mph)10km/h (6mph)
Gusts26km/h (16mph)25km/h (16mph)23km/h (14mph)10km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)11km/h (7mph)17km/h (11mph)20km/h (13mph)
Direction
N

N
18°
NNE
355°
N
277°
W
285°
WNW

N
355°
N
Wind chill16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)19°C (67°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)13°C (56°F)17°C (62°F)
Waves
Height0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.5m (1.5ft)
Direction 228°
SW
259°
W
228°
SW
228°
SW
258°
WSW
258°
WSW
237°
WSW
251°
WSW
Period6.2 sec.6.4 sec.8.9 sec.8.6 sec.8.4 sec.4.6 sec.7.9 sec.6.7 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 17 December 2025

On Wednesday 17 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:59 and will set at 16:51 on the beach(es) of Santa Barbara. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 54°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 9.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.1mph). Wave height will be up to 3.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)13°C (55°F)15°C (60°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)11°C (53°F)15°C (60°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity59%61%70%64%53%46%59%64%
Barometric pressure1018 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa
Cloud cover62%2%2%0%0%0%0%0%
Heat index17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)13°C (55°F)15°C (60°F)
Dew point9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)9°C (48°F)6°C (43°F)5°C (41°F)9°C (48°F)
Wind
Speed11km/h (7mph)13km/h (8mph)15km/h (9mph)12km/h (8mph)13km/h (8mph)15km/h (9mph)16km/h (10mph)16km/h (10mph)
Gusts23km/h (14mph)26km/h (16mph)31km/h (19mph)21km/h (13mph)28km/h (17mph)32km/h (20mph)33km/h (21mph)34km/h (21mph)
Direction 359°
N
357°
N
354°
N
347°
NNW
331°
NNW
342°
NNW
341°
NNW
345°
NNW
Wind chill17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)11°C (53°F)15°C (60°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (1.8ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.7m (2.4ft)1.0m (3.2ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.8m (2.8ft)
Direction 253°
WSW
262°
W
263°
W
263°
W
263°
W
263°
W
262°
W
262°
W
Period7.1 sec.7.3 sec.7.3 sec.7.4 sec.12.0 sec.6.8 sec.4.8 sec.4.8 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 18 December 2025

On Thursday 18 December 2025, the sun will rise at 07:00 and will set at 16:51 on the beach(es) of Santa Barbara. The outside temperature will be a high of 70°F t and a low of 59°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 11.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.1mph). Wave height will be up to 2.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature15°C (59°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (69°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)
Perceived temperature15°C (59°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (69°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity63%59%52%49%42%44%54%56%
Barometric pressure1016 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover0%2%100%0%0%8%15%34%
Heat index15°C (59°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (69°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)
Dew point8°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (45°F)6°C (44°F)8°C (46°F)7°C (44°F)8°C (46°F)
Wind
Speed18km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)15km/h (9mph)9km/h (6mph)5km/h (3mph)6km/h (4mph)12km/h (7mph)10km/h (6mph)
Gusts23km/h (14mph)34km/h (21mph)31km/h (19mph)17km/h (11mph)11km/h (7mph)13km/h (8mph)24km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)
Direction 341°
NNW
347°
NNW

N
21°
NNE
325°
NW
348°
NNW

N

N
Wind chill15°C (59°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (69°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.5ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.6m (1.8ft)0.5m (1.8ft)0.6m (1.8ft)0.5m (1.8ft)
Direction 262°
W
262°
W
262°
W
262°
W
262°
W
262°
W
262°
W
262°
W
Period7.6 sec.11.3 sec.11.1 sec.11.1 sec.11.2 sec.11.3 sec.11.0 sec.11.0 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)

Sea weather on Friday 19 December 2025

On Friday 19 December 2025, the sun will rise at 07:01 and will set at 16:52 on the beach(es) of Santa Barbara. The outside temperature will be a high of 70°F t and a low of 59°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 6.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 13.1mph). Wave height will be up to 2.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (69°F)19°C (66°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (69°F)19°C (66°F)15°C (60°F)14°C (58°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity56%58%55%46%42%47%58%63%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1014 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa
Cloud cover43%16%26%20%12%6%24%14%
Heat index17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (69°F)19°C (66°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)
Dew point8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)8°C (46°F)
Wind
Speed8km/h (5mph)9km/h (5mph)7km/h (4mph)7km/h (4mph)8km/h (5mph)10km/h (6mph)10km/h (6mph)9km/h (6mph)
Gusts17km/h (11mph)18km/h (11mph)15km/h (9mph)12km/h (7mph)14km/h (9mph)19km/h (12mph)21km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)
Direction 359°
N

N
353°
N
289°
WNW
260°
W
277°
W
317°
NW
113°
ESE
Wind chill17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (69°F)19°C (66°F)15°C (60°F)14°C (58°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Direction 262°
W
262°
W
262°
W
263°
W
263°
W
258°
WSW
255°
WSW
255°
WSW
Period8.8 sec.10.5 sec.11.1 sec.8.4 sec.7.0 sec.6.9 sec.6.6 sec.6.5 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 20 December 2025

On Saturday 20 December 2025, the sun will rise at 07:01 and will set at 16:52 on the beach(es) of Santa Barbara. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 5mph km/h (with gusts up to 10.6mph). Wave height will be up to 2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)
Perceived temperature14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)14°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity62%60%67%62%55%59%68%71%
Barometric pressure1014 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1016 hPa
Cloud cover4%5%5%4%3%4%4%4%
Heat index14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)
Dew point7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)8°C (47°F)10°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (47°F)
Wind
Speed8km/h (5mph)8km/h (5mph)8km/h (5mph)4km/h (2mph)5km/h (3mph)5km/h (3mph)7km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)
Gusts17km/h (11mph)17km/h (11mph)15km/h (9mph)7km/h (4mph)8km/h (5mph)9km/h (6mph)15km/h (9mph)14km/h (9mph)
Direction
N
238°
WSW
123°
ESE
176°
S
240°
WSW
258°
WSW
320°
NW
126°
SE
Wind chill14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)14°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (2.0ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)
Direction 255°
WSW
256°
WSW
256°
WSW
257°
WSW
256°
WSW
254°
WSW
251°
WSW
252°
WSW
Period6.4 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.1 sec.5.8 sec.5.5 sec.5.5 sec.5.3 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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