Gaviota Beach

California, United States

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time.

Fair

Knee-high (0.9 m) at 6 s, heading toward ESE, with moderate cross-onshore wind toward NW.

Swell

0.9 m

ESE

6 s

Wind

12 km/h

NW

Cross-onshore

Tide

1.7 m

Rising

Weather

22 °C

Clear

21 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.9 m · 6 s

ESE

34 km/h · 47 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 23 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.9 m · 6 s

ESE

35 km/h · 47 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1 m

Clear · 23 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.9 m · 6 s

ESE

32 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.1 m

Clear · 22 °C

3 AM

Good

0.9 m · 6 s

ESE

25 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.2 m

Clear · 21 °C

4 AM

Good

0.9 m · 6 s

ESE

24 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.4 m

Clear · 23 °C

5 AM

Good

0.9 m · 6 s

ESE

22 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.5 m

Clear · 23 °C

6 AM

Good

0.9 m · 6 s

ESE

23 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.6 m

Clear · 23 °C

7 AM

Good

0.9 m · 6 s

ESE

2 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

SW

Offshore

1.7 m

Clear · 22 °C

8 AM

Fair

0.9 m · 6 s

ESE

9 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

WNW

Onshore

1.7 m

Mostly clear · 18 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.9 m · 6 s

ESE

16 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

1.7 m

Clear · 20 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.9 m · 6 s

ESE

15 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

WNW

Onshore

1.7 m

Clear · 22 °C

11 AM

Fair

0.9 m · 6 s

ESE

12 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1.7 m

Clear · 22 °C

12 PM

Fair

0.9 m · 6 s

ESE

10 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

1.7 m

Clear · 23 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 6 s

ESE

13 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Clear · 23 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 6 s

ESE

16 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Clear · 24 °C

3 PM

Fair

0.8 m · 6 s

ESE

10 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

2 m

Clear · 25 °C

4 PM

Fair

0.8 m · 6 s

ESE

12 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

2 m

Overcast · 29 °C

5 PM

Fair

0.8 m · 6 s

E

22 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

2 m

Overcast · 28 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 6 s

E

31 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

2 m

Overcast · 26 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 6 s

E

36 km/h · 40 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.8 m

Overcast · 24 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 6 s

E

39 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.6 m

Mostly clear · 23 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 6 s

ESE

43 km/h · 48 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.3 m

Partly cloudy · 24 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 7 s

ESE

32 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.1 m

Overcast · 25 °C

11 PM

Fair

0.8 m · 7 s

ESE

15 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

0.9 m

Overcast · 23 °C

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