Goleta · Santa Barbara County · California
Goleta Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Goleta Pier, California
Goleta Beach, Goleta Pier, California: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.5 ft at 15 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 5 mph cross-shore wind from the southwest. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.0 ft at 3:50 pm.
1–2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 1.5 ft · 15 s · WSW
- Wind
- 5 mph (SW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 3.7 ft fallinglow 0.0 ft at 3:50 pm
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 77°Ffeels like 72°F
- Sun
- rise 6:27 amset 4:59 pm
Goleta Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Goleta Beach: 4 pm, Good, on a rising 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 Goleta Beach: 4 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 1–2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 11 | 3.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 12 | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 11 | 4.8 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 11 | 5.7 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6.4 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSE) | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph onshore (S) | 5.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 4.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (SW) | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.2 ft |
Goleta Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Goleta Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 1.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 309 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
- 21% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Goleta Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Goleta Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 3–6 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 2–3 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 2 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Goleta 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 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.1 ft · 16 s · WSW | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 13 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Fair | 1.3 ft · 13 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.5 ft · 13 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 11 | 8 mph onshore (SSE) | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.3 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 2–3 ft | Good | 3.2 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 10 | 8 mph cross-shore (W) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2 ft | Good | 2.3 ft · 17 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 12 | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–6 ft | Great | 3.9 ft · 15 s · WSW | 11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 14 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 25 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 3–5 ft | Great | — | 12 mph offshore (NNW) | 13 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Good | — | 11 mph offshore (NNW) | 18 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Goleta Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Goleta Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Goleta Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.8 ft at 2:15 am, high 6.7 ft at 8:35 am, low 0.0 ft at 3:50 pm and high 4.5 ft at 10:18 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.7 ft and falling.
Goleta Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:15 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:35 amLow 0.0 ft at 3:50 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 10:18 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.0 ft at 2:49 amHigh 6.7 ft at 9:03 amLow 0.1 ft at 4:23 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:03 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.2 ft at 3:13 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:30 amLow 0.2 ft at 5:07 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 3.9 ft at 12:05 amLow 3.3 ft at 3:30 amHigh 6.2 ft at 10:04 amLow 0.6 ft at 5:52 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.9 ft at 1:13 amLow 3.7 ft at 3:51 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:40 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:42 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.1 ft at 2:51 amLow 4.0 ft at 4:24 amHigh 5.7 ft at 11:20 amLow 1.2 ft at 7:40 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.1 ft at 4:16 amLow 4.1 ft at 5:36 amHigh 5.2 ft at 12:10 pmLow 1.2 ft at 8:35 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.3 ft at 4:50 amLow 4.0 ft at 8:10 amHigh 4.7 ft at 1:22 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:25 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.5 ft at 5:08 amLow 3.7 ft at 10:11 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:50 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Goleta Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Goleta Beach is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 72°F and a 5 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 72 and 74°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 Goleta Beach
- Campus Point0.8 mi SW · 1–2 ft · Good
- Depressions1.6 mi WSW · 2–3 ft · Good
- Devereux2.6 mi WSW · 3 ft · Great
- Coal Oil Point2.9 mi WSW · 3 ft · Good
- Sands Beach3.1 mi W · 3–4 ft · Good
- Ellwood3.3 mi W · 3 ft · Good
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About Goleta Beach
Goleta Beach is a pier in Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, facing south.
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