The Pit, United States, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

The Pit in Santa Barbara is a fairly exposed beach break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the north northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Sometimes crowded. Hazards include rips and rocks.

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This is the surf forecast page for The Pit, CAL - Santa Barbara. Use the tab navigation above to view The Pit sea temperature, The Pit photographs, The Pit detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, The Pit webcams, current wind from CAL - Santa Barbara live weather stations and The Pit 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. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around The Pit. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other CAL - Santa Barbara surf breaks near to The Pit to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Pit: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Sandspit	3 mi
Second closest break	Campus Point	6 mi
Third closest break	Depressions	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Hammonds Reef	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Isla Vista	7 mi
Ski Resorts closest to The Pit:
Closest ski area	Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States)	112 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	117 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	117 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	118 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	155 mi
Tide stations nearest to The Pit:
Closest tide station	Santa Barbara, Pacific Ocean, California	3 mi
Second closest tide station	Santa Barbara, Pacific Ocean, California (sub)	3 mi
Third closest tide station	Santa Barbara, California	3 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Santa Barbara, California (2)	3 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals, California	17 mi
Town and city forecasts close to The Pit:
Closest city location	Santa Ana (United States)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Santa Barbara (United States)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Santa Barbara Municipal (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ventura (United States)	29 mi
Fifth closest city location	San Buenaventura (United States)	30 mi

The Pit, United States, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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