Coastal Flood Advisory
Starts in 21 h 36 min
When
From 5 AM Sunday to 1 PM PDT Thursday.
Where
Coastal areas of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Minor to moderate coastal flooding expected due to very high tides.
Impacts
Minor to moderate flooding of sea water is likely over vulnerable low-lying coastal areas, especially around the time of high tide, including over beach parking lots, bike paths, and harbor walkways. Moderate to significant beach erosion is likely. Isolated damage of structures due to sea water inundation is possible to the most vulnerable areas.
Additional details
High tides will likely reach 7.5-8.0 feet (MLLW) each late morning, which is 1.0 to 1.5 feet above astronomical projections. The highest tides will be Monday through Wednesday. There is a small chance for isolated Coastal Flood Warnings Wednesday through Thursday if larger surf develops.
Precautionary actions
Listen to advice from local officials. Do NOT drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
Areas: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Ventura County Beaches; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches
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Observed 7:00 AM PDT at KSBA

University of California-Santa Barbara, CA weather

Clear and 54°12°.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the west. About 5 mph8 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable · up to 58°14° by 9 AM (a little sticky)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 32Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 29.93 inHg1014 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (57°14° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 9 AM
High 75°24° today at 1 PM

This morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 72°22° · Clear
TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 74°23° by 10 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 73°23° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 64°18° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	95%	8%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	7%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	5%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	2%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	66%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	66%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	81%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	41%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	43%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	73%	43%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	41%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	40%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	41%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	42%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	43%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	45%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	71%	58%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	75%	65%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	64%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	65%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	85%	63%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	53%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	59%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	43%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	40%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	40%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	87%	38%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	87%	6%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	4%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	0%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 74°23°).
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–61°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 54°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–73°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Atascadero Creek

2.1 mi

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 612 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:20 AM · NWS gauge page

San Pedro Creek at Goleta

2.2 mi

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Maria Ygnacio Creek near Goleta

3.1 mi

Level: 0.7 ft

Reading from Sat 6:20 AM · NWS gauge page

San Jose Creek near Goleta

3.6 mi

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:20 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

This week 7Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–10:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

SANTA BARBARA MUNI AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1941–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+7°+4°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
+3°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

University of California-Santa Barbara weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 2 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
Golden hour: 5:39–6:29 PM; Morning 6:56–7:47 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:39 PM; Morning 6:46–6:56 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:39 PM–6:47 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking north from University of California-Santa Barbara. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,300 ft, 11 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Coastal Flood Advisory

University of California-Santa Barbara, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Atascadero Creek

San Pedro Creek at Goleta

Maria Ygnacio Creek near Goleta

San Jose Creek near Goleta

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon