| Santa Barbara Area Surf Report | |||
| January Overview | 1999 Overview | ||
| Date/Time: | Saturday, January 16th, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| Location: | Gaviota Coast |
| Weather: | Sunny with variable shifting winds all day. |
| Conditions: | Variable but worsening by noon. Looked offshore again at about 4:00. |
| Swell: | Combined WNW wind and groundswells, 10 ft at 17 s on outer buoys. |
| Surf: | Shoulder high peaks with fading walls down the line at knee to waist high. |
| Comments: | Burgery and windswelly stuff, maintenance surf, at least it was neither totally blown out nor crowded. |