Government Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Government Point

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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Overall Government Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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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), California	12 mi
Second closest tide station	Gaviota, California	14 mi
Third closest tide station	Point Arguello, California	15 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cuyler Harbor, San Miguel Island, California	28 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bechers Bay, Santa Rosa Island, California	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	Lompoc (United States)	14 mi
Second closest city location	Mission Hills (United States)	17 mi
Third closest city location	Vandenberg Village (United States)	19 mi
Fourth closest city location	Buellton (United States)	19 mi
Fifth closest city location	Solvang (United States)	21 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.