SB Polar Dip

01/07/2026

Thanks to the Santa Barbara Independent and Christina McDermott for the great coverage of our annual New Year's Day event!

01/06/2026

KEYT New covers Polar Dip 2026.
Check it out on YouTube:

Read more: https://keyt.com/news/2026/01/01/santa-barbaras-polar-dip-makes-a-splashy-comeback/

12/31/2025

Congrats to Cayucos Chamber of Commerce on many years of dipping!

This isn’t our first Polar Bear Dip.

For 46 years, Cayucos has welcomed the New Year by running toward the ocean, not away from it. We’ve dipped through King Tides, winter storms, wild weather, and plenty of calm, sunny mornings too. Rain and waves are simply part of the tradition.

This event has lasted nearly half a century because it’s built on community, preparation, and safety. We work closely with Morro Bay Harbor Patrol, CAL FIRE, SLO County Parks, and the Cayucos Lifeguards to ensure safety precautions are in place so everyone can participate responsibly.

The Polar Bear Dip isn’t about perfect conditions. It’s about tradition, togetherness, and starting the year with a little bravery and a lot of heart.

46 years strong and still dipping. 🌊🐻‍❄️

01/02/2025

The Santa Barbara Independent covers the non-Polar Dip! Link in comments

01/02/2025

Check out the gallery page of our website for lots of 2025 photos and video! https://www.sbpolardip.com/gallery

01/01/2025

The Montecito Journal features last year‘s Polar Dip in their year in review feature! Montecito Journal thanks! Link in comments.

12/29/2024

We would like to welcome our newest member:
John Morgan Askew

12/07/2024

Info about 2025 here:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDSGrLjpEU_/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

12/05/2024

https://www.independent.com/2024/12/04/new-years-polar-dip-canceled/

Santa Barbara city requirements were estimated to cost around $3,000.

11/24/2024

Sorry to be sharing this news, but the organized Polar Dip on New Year’s Day 2025 will not be happening. Do not go to the ocean and dive in that day!

01/05/2024

Leading the charge into the Pacific! Thanks to Joanne Calitri for the nice article and photos in the Montecito Journal! See article and more photos at www.sbpolardip.com/press