- Shelter
- NW, N, NE
- Seabed
- sand
- Anchoring
- Allowed
Open roadstead off the Santa Barbara waterfront in California, anchoring on a sand bottom east of the harbour.
- Beach
Guide
Approach and anchoring
Anchorage area off the city front, with the sand bottom giving fair holding. It is sheltered from NW through N to NE but fully open to the south. The whole Pacific swell rolls in during a south-easterly, so the spot is tenable in settled conditions only and should be left before any southerly blow.
Practical
Santa Barbara Harbour lies 6.6 miles E with berths, fuel and chandlery. The Santa Barbara Yacht Club is 6.7 miles E.
History
Stearns Wharf, off the anchorage, was completed in 1872 by lumberman John Peck Stearns and was then the longest deep-water pier between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Key facts
- Type
- Anchorage
- Coordinates
- 34.41453, -119.82602 (34°24.87'N 119°49.56'W)
- Country
- United States
- Shelter
- Sheltered from north-west, north, north-east winds
- Seabed
- sand
- Anchoring
- Allowed
- Services
- Beach
- Updated
- July 7, 2026
Getting there
Santa Barbara lies at 34°24.87'N 119°49.56'W, that is 34.41453, -119.82602 in decimal degrees.
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Which winds is Santa Barbara sheltered from?
Santa Barbara is sheltered from north-west, north, north-east winds.
Can you anchor at Santa Barbara?
Yes, anchoring is allowed at Santa Barbara.
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