Government Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(California – Santa Barbara, USA)

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Surf Break: Government Point

Envy of the CA Coast: Lone house, private land, INSANE RIGHT POINTBREAK, Government Point photo

Photo credit: Steven
Surf Break: Government Point

Government Point Spot ID:

Type: beach and reef

Reliability: fairly consistent

Best: Swell SW | Wind N

Sea Temperature Today is: 13.4 °C

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Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 04:41 Local time

m, °C	Tuesday 21
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

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Government Point in Santa Barbara is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include rips and rocks.

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For Oil Platform Harvest (Topex Project), California, 20 miles from Government Point.

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Government Point Tide Times and Tide Chart

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At SHIP1985, 16 km from Government Point.

near gales from the NW

km/h

Air temperature
12.0 °C

Current weather near Government Point

Overall Government Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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The rose diagram illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from differ... (show all text)

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Visitor Reviews of Government Point

N/A from UNITED STATES writes:

Shark attack here again, Oct 23rd 2012. Previous attack summer/fall 2010... just FYI

2012-10-23

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Government Point: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cojo	1 mi
Second closest break	Perkos	2 mi
Third closest break	Tarantulas	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Jalama	6 mi
Fifth closest break	San Augustine	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Government Point:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Barbara Buoy	12 mi
Second closest wave buoy	PT Arguello Buoy	35 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	37 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Santa Maria Buoy	37 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	55 mi
Tide stations nearest to Government Point:
Closest tide station	Oil Platform Harvest (Topex Project)	12 mi
Second closest tide station	Gaviota	14 mi
Third closest tide station	Point Arguello	15 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cuyler Harbor, San Miguel Island	28 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bechers Bay, Santa Rosa Island	38 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Government Point:
Closest ski area	Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States)	139 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	158 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	158 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	158 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	196 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Government Point:
Closest city location	Orcutt (United States)	29 mi
Second closest city location	Goleta (United States)	35 mi
Third closest city location	Santa Maria (United States)	35 mi
Fourth closest city location	Santa Barbara (United States)	42 mi
Fifth closest city location	Santa Ana (United States)	44 mi

The closest passenger airport to Government Point is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA, 34 km (21 miles) away (directly).
The second nearest airport to Government Point is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD), also in USA, 128 km (80 miles) away.
Third is Meadows Fld (Bakersfield) Airport (BFL) in USA, 168 km (104 miles) away.
Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA is 194 km (120 miles) away.
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Government Point and is 196 km (122 miles) away.

Government Point break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Government Point, CAL - Santa Barbara. Use the tab navigation above to view Government Point sea temperature, Government Point photographs, Government Point detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Government Point webcams, current wind from CAL - Santa Barbara live weather stations and Government Point tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Government Point.

Government Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(California – Santa Barbara, USA)

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Overall Government Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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