East Goleta Beach is very dirty since they just dredged the slough. It usually sucks for a couple weeks after they do that. I haven't been to West Goleta Beach (cove) for a while so I don't know.

I surf fished near Stearn's Wharf this morning and got 3 halibut on swimbaits (one 24" - all released). The water was very clear and there was a lot of bait around. I fished for 2 hours. Float tubing just beyond the waves and casting up to the beach from the harbor down past Stearn's Wharf with light swimbaits or jerkbaits should produce.