Santa Barbara Area Surf Report

August Overview 1997 Overview

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 27th, 9:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: C Street
Weather: Spring like clearing conditions out in the channel with warm temperatures. Sundowner conditions last evening.
Conditions: Fair, some ripple and chop coming in from the channel breezes.
Swell: Predominantly NW windswell. Also some NW groundswell in the water along with a small southern hemi (1.6 @ 14 s).
Surf: Peaky and fun with waist to chest high waves, smaller inside the point.
Comments: Windswell sets breaking best at Stables and on the outer peaks at C Street, not really wrapping to the inside very well. A great deal of sand has filled in below the seawall at the Holiday Inn, perhaps from the big southern swells of Guillermo.

First time on the longboard, heck, on any board in a while, and it was a lot of fun to get wet again. Trunked it and was totally comfortable. A bit crowded out there but some good surfing going on. Mostly hung back on the tail and did rollercoasters, nothing fancy.


Santa Barbara Surfing -- Last updated 8/27/97.