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COASTAL FISHING PLANNER

Santa Barbara Fishing Conditions Today

Shore, pier and nearshore recreational fishing conditions.

Fishing Score91.1Excellent

0–100 composite planning score · not a raw environmental measurement

Best Fishing Time6:00 PM–9:00 PM

Confidence: Medium

Today91.1Excellent

6:00 PM–9:00 PM

Tomorrow91.9Excellent

12:00 PM–3:00 PM

NEXT 24 HOURS

24-Hour Fishing Conditions Forecast

0–100 score · Local time · Safety hard-stop hours show NOT RECOMMENDED

10:00 AM

76Medium

11:00 AM

87.2Medium

12:00 PM

93.6Medium

1:00 PM

93.8Medium

2:00 PM

87.9Medium

3:00 PM

77.1Medium

4:00 PM

65.5Medium

5:00 PM

81.3Medium

6:00 PM

91.8Medium

7:00 PM

96Medium

8:00 PM

88.7Medium

9:00 PM

78.8Medium

10:00 PM

64.8Medium

11:00 PM

76.2Medium

12:00 AM

88.7Medium

1:00 AM

91.7Medium

2:00 AM

84.3Medium

3:00 AM

68.9Medium

4:00 AM

71.1Medium

5:00 AM

83.7Medium

6:00 AM

95Medium

7:00 AM

95.1Medium

8:00 AM

88.1Medium

9:00 AM

74.1Medium

BREAKDOWN

Why this score?

Factor scores are normalized from 0–100. They are scoring inputs, not raw weather or ocean measurements.

Tide movement score86.2

Wind score100

Wave / sea state score100

Weather score100

Time of day score100

Moon / Solunar score69.8

Water temperature score—

COASTAL CONDITIONS

Wind, waves and weather

Wind10.0 mph

Gust9.2 mph

Wave height1.0 ft

Wave period5.0 sec

Rain chance0%

Water temp—

TIDE CONTEXT

Today’s tide turning points

For detailed tide charts, use the Tide page.

Low2:54 AM1.3 ft

High9:09 AM6.2 ft

Low3:56 PM-0.3 ft

High10:11 PM4.4 ft

EXPLANATION

What is driving today’s result?

Conditions are generally supportive for today's best fishing window. The main positives are favorable tide movement, light-to-moderate winds, and manageable nearshore waves.

Keep planning

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TRANSPARENCY

Data sources & methodology

Tides & water observations: NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS. NOAA station: Santa Barbara (9411340).

Weather, wind, waves & alerts: NOAA National Weather Service.

Fishing Score & Best Fishing Time: calculated by CoastalNow from the source data above using published rule-based methodology.

Solar & lunar context: calculated locally by CoastalNow; lunar influence has low weight and is not presented as a catch guarantee.

Forecast: Oct 25, 2026 9:26 AM PDT · Safety alerts: Oct 25, 2026 10:12 AM PDT · Tides: Oct 25, 2026 9:23 AM PDT

Fishing Score is a CoastalNow planning metric and is not an official NOAA/NWS product or safety determination. CoastalNow is not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA or the National Weather Service.

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Planning metric, not a safety guarantee.

Fishing Score is a planning metric, not a safety guarantee. Official warnings and local guidance always take priority.