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El Capitán State Beach

Santa Barbara County, United States · sea 17.2 °C at its warmest, in September

El Capitán State Beach

Photo: Luke Faraone · CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sea temperature month by month

14Jan
13.8Feb
13.4Mar
12.7Apr
13.3May
14.8Jun
16.4Jul
16.9Aug
17.2Sep
17Oct
15.9Nov
14.5Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020, sampled 13 km offshore — the nearest open-water cell in a 0.25° grid.

About

El Capitán State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California. The most easterly of three state parks along the Gaviota Coast, it is located about 20 miles (32 km) west…

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Questions

How warm is the sea at El Capitán State Beach?

The sea off El Capitán State Beach averages 17.2 °C at its warmest, in September, and 12.7 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.

When can you swim at El Capitán State Beach?

The sea here never averages 20 °C in any month, so swimming means cold water all year. Some people do it anyway.

Where is El Capitán State Beach?

El Capitán State Beach is on the coast of Santa Barbara County, United States, at 34.4606, -120.0240. The globe on this site flies straight to it.

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