Gates Foss first surfed the waves in Santa Barbara nearly 100 years ago, pioneering the sport at Rincon Point while diving for lobster and abalone off his homemade board. Since then, Santa Barbara has ...

The Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival is the ultimate celebration of surf culture and Santa Barbara’s rich surf history. The festival started in 2019 with the idea to combine the love of cinema, ocean ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) The Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival celebrated its 5th event. The two-day festival took place at the Lobero Theatre. Surfers and surfing film fans came out. The festival ...

The Carpinteria High surf team captured a 46-42 victory over local foe Santa Barbara High last weekend in a Scholastic Surf Series matchup. The Warriors ...

Home to California’s most beloved right point break, aka Rincon, aka The Queen of the Coast, what Santa Barbara might lack in swell consistency, it surely makes up for in quality once the angle sneaks ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - One of the best ways to empower and strengthen a person's mental health in order to better ride life's big waves, is through surfing. Just ask Shaun Tomson. The 1977 ...

Local coasts have weather-related warnings in effect this week including high surf and rip tides for Santa Barbara County beaches. Credit: National Weather Service photo Rich Thompson, a senior ...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. A high surf advisory was issued by ...

At dusk, in Santa Barbara, the air cools. Tourists and residents commence their nightly ritual of bar-hopping and carousing. Live music echoes. Craft cocktails, sumptuous small bites are served. The ...