Carpinteria · Santa Barbara County · California
Carpinteria Beach Surf Report & Forecast, The Bluffs, CA
Carpinteria Beach, The Bluffs, California: 3 ft, waist to chest high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 2.1 ft at 15 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 4 mph cross-shore wind from the west-southwest. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.6 ft at 3:46 pm.
3 ft
waist to chest high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 2.1 ft · 15 s · WSWplus 0.7 ft · 4 s · W
- Wind
- 4 mph (WSW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 4.1 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 3:46 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 71°F
- Sun
- rise 6:26 amset 4:58 pm
Carpinteria Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Carpinteria Beach: 5 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Carpinteria Beach: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (N) | 5.8 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 6.7 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 7.3 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 7.3 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 6.7 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 5.6 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 4.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 11 | 2.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 11 | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 10 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 1.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 5.4 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 6.3 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 7.0 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 7.3 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 7.0 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 11 | 6.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 4.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 15 | 3.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 2.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 12 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 9 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.7 ft |
Carpinteria Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Carpinteria Beach arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 3.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
- Lulls
- about 56 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 65% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Carpinteria Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Carpinteria Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 5–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Epic). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–5 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–5 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Carpinteria Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.7 ft · 16 s · WSW | calm | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 11 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.0 ft · 13 s · WSW | calm | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.8 ft · 13 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 11 | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 10 | 8 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 16 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.5 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–5 ft | Great | 3.3 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.8 ft · 18 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (N), gusts 10 | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 15 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5–8 ft | Epic | 3.1 ft · 15 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 12 | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 24 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–7 ft | Epic | — | 11 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 17 | 12 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 23 | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–4 ft | Great | — | 9 mph offshore (N) | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Carpinteria Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Carpinteria Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Carpinteria Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.3 ft at 2:11 am, high 7.4 ft at 8:31 am, low 0.6 ft at 3:46 pm and high 5.0 ft at 10:13 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.1 ft and falling.
Carpinteria Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 3.3 ft at 2:11 amHigh 7.4 ft at 8:31 amLow 0.6 ft at 3:46 pmHigh 5.0 ft at 10:13 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.5 ft at 2:45 amHigh 7.3 ft at 9:01 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:18 pmHigh 4.7 ft at 10:55 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.6 ft at 3:09 amHigh 6.9 ft at 9:26 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:02 pmHigh 4.4 ft at 11:57 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.8 ft at 3:25 amHigh 6.7 ft at 10 amLow 1.1 ft at 5:46 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.4 ft at 1:04 amLow 4.2 ft at 3:48 amHigh 6.6 ft at 10:36 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:36 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.6 ft at 2:31 amLow 4.5 ft at 4:17 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:15 amLow 1.7 ft at 7:34 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.6 ft at 4:10 amLow 4.6 ft at 5:31 amHigh 5.7 ft at 12:05 pmLow 1.7 ft at 8:30 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.8 ft at 4:45 amLow 4.5 ft at 8:02 amHigh 5.2 ft at 1:17 pmLow 1.8 ft at 9:21 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.1 ft at 5:04 amLow 4.2 ft at 10:07 amHigh 4.9 ft at 2:47 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Carpinteria Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Carpinteria Beach is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 71°F and a 4 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 73 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Carpinteria Beach
- Tar Pits1.1 mi WNW · 3 ft · Good
- Rincon1.9 mi ESE · 3–4 ft · Good
- La Conchita3.8 mi ESE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Mussel Shoals4.4 mi ESE · 2 ft · Poor
- Faria Beach6.7 mi ESE · 3 ft · Great
- Fernald Point6.9 mi WNW · 2 ft · Poor
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About Carpinteria Beach
Carpinteria Beach is a reef break in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, California, facing south-southwest. Also called Carpinteria Bluffs.
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