Off the Beaten Path

This winter has been one of the worst for surf in recent memory. So rather than sit around and moan and groan, we switch gears and enjoy some of the...

An idyllic view. All was calm and peaceful in Goleta the days following the Montecito mudslide disaster. But the community was still in shock. The sky was clear and the...

January 2018. A series of mild swells had been rolling through to start the year off, but nothing too memorable. And just a trace of rain, until January 9th. A...

December 2017  in Goleta. Zero rain. One crazy wildfire. Barely any surf. We did however, get our fill of Mars-like sunsets and sucking ash into our lungs, as the Thomas...

December 2017  in Goleta. Zero rain. One crazy wildfire. Barely any surf. We did however, get our fill of Mars-like sunsets and sucking ash into our lungs, as the Thomas...

Black Friday. November 24th, 2017. Beautiful warm day with some swell in the water. For some, Black Friday meant long lines. For some, Black Friday meant waves of shoppers, fighting...

Goleta Surfing took a little airplane ride to visit beautiful Spain to sightsee and visit friends and family. Saw lots of crazy stuff, stuff you don't ever see in the...

Long before Surfline, before the Internet, before cell phones and even computers, there were surfers in Goleta. It was a small and tight knit group. And they surfed the same...

Late summer in Goleta. We all know what that means.  Hot and flat. Also, time to head for the big mountains. And so we pack up the family and friends...

Being a surfer in the Goleta area, the Channel Islands are an ever present backdrop to our daily lives. So much so, that we often overlook their existence. Except for...