San Augustine Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Santa Barbara, USA)

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San Augustine Surf Guide

San Augustine in Santa Barbara is a quite exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest.. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include rips, rocks, private, locals and sharks.

San Augustine Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	13.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing San Augustine:

The best conditions reported for surf at San Augustine occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf San Augustine (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing San Augustine with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 10% of the time in February while 11% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 79% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

10%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

11%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

79%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore San Augustine Location Map

Interactive San Augustine surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to San Augustine is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA, 37 km (23 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to San Augustine is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD), also in USA, 118 km (73 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

San Augustine Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 09:46 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off

Tides at San Augustine

Current tide and informaton

For Cojo, 9 km from San Augustine.

Next High Water: 02:51pm | 1.36m

Next Low Water: 05:27pm | 1.31m

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San Augustine Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.5 °C) at San Augustine is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 13.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite