What are the current surf conditions at Leadbetter Point?

Leadbetter Point currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Leadbetter Point?

The best time to surf Leadbetter Point is typically when swell comes from the E direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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Santa Barbara, California

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

0.9
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HEIGHT

0.9ft

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PERIOD

12s

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WIND GUSTS

5kt

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AIR TEMP

22°C

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0.5ft @
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SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 12s ground swell and gentle offshore winds keeping it clean Note: winds from N would be better.

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Sunday

Apr 5

GOOD10 good hours

🌊 0.8-1.1ft 💨 4-8kt 🌡️ 14-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	W	8kt	NNE	6kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	W	8kt	NNE	6kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	W	8kt	NNE	7kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	10s	W	8kt	NNE	6kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	WSW	8kt	NNE	6kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	13s	WSW	8kt	NNE	5kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	12s	WSW	7kt	NNE	5kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	W	6kt	NNE	5kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	10s	W	5kt	NNE	5kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	WSW	5kt	NW	5kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	12s	WSW	6kt	W	5kt	22°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	13s	WSW	6kt	SSW	5kt	25°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	13s	WSW	6kt	SSW	4kt	24°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	13s	WSW	5kt	SSW	4kt	24°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	13s	WSW	5kt	SSW	4kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	WSW	5kt	SSW	4kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	WSW	5kt	SSW	4kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	W	5kt	SSW	4kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	9s	W	5kt	WSW	4kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	8s	W	5kt	NW	4kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	7s	W	4kt	N	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	7s	W	5kt	N	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	W	5kt	N	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	7s	W	6kt	NNE	5kt	16°C	17°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

GOOD15 good hours

🌊 0.7-1.4ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ 14-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	7s	W	6kt	NNE	5kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	7s	W	6kt	NNE	5kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	7s	W	6kt	NNE	5kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	7s	W	6kt	NNE	5kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	7s	W	6kt	NNE	5kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	7s	W	6kt	NNE	5kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	7s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	6s	W	4kt	NNE	3kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	6s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	7s	W	3kt	NW	4kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	7s	W	4kt	W	4kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	7s	W	5kt	SW	5kt	23°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	W	6kt	SW	6kt	23°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	W	7kt	SW	8kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	W	7kt	SSW	9kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	WSW	6kt	WSW	9kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	SW	5kt	W	9kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	SSW	4kt	WNW	9kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	SW	5kt	NW	9kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	11s	SW	6kt	NNW	9kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	11s	WSW	6kt	N	8kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	WSW	7kt	N	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	WSW	7kt	N	12kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	WSW	8kt	N	14kt	16°C	17°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

GOOD19 good hours

🌊 1.0-2.7ft 💨 4-9kt 🌡️ 12-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	10s	WSW	8kt	N	12kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	W	8kt	N	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	W	8kt	N	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	7s	W	8kt	N	9kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	8kt	N	9kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	W	8kt	N	9kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	W	7kt	N	9kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	W	7kt	N	9kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	W	6kt	N	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	W	6kt	NNW	9kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	5kt	NW	9kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	5kt	WNW	9kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	6s	W	5kt	WNW	9kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	6s	W	4kt	WNW	9kt	25°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	6s	W	4kt	W	9kt	25°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	7s	W	5kt	WNW	10kt	25°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	W	6kt	NW	10kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	W	6kt	NW	11kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	W	7kt	NNW	11kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	W	7kt	N	10kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	W	8kt	N	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	W	8kt	N	10kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	W	8kt	NNE	10kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	W	9kt	NNE	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

GOOD11 good hours

🌊 0.4-2.9ft 💨 6-13kt 🌡️ 11-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	W	9kt	N	10kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	W	9kt	N	10kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	W	9kt	N	10kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	W	9kt	N	10kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	W	9kt	N	11kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	2.9ft	6s	W	9kt	N	11kt	11°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	6s	W	9kt	N	11kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.7ft	5s	W	8kt	N	11kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	5s	W	8kt	N	11kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	7s	W	7kt	N	11kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	9s	W	6kt	NNW	11kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	W	6kt	NNW	12kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	WSW	7kt	NNW	11kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	11s	WSW	8kt	NNW	10kt	25°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	8kt	NNW	9kt	26°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	12s	SW	10kt	NNW	11kt	25°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	13s	SW	12kt	NNW	13kt	24°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	14s	SW	13kt	N	15kt	23°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	14s	SW	11kt	N	12kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	13s	SW	9kt	N	10kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	13s	WSW	7kt	N	7kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	13s	WSW	7kt	N	8kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	13s	WSW	7kt	N	8kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	14s	WSW	7kt	N	9kt	15°C	15°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

GOOD13 good hours

🌊 0.6-1.5ft 💨 1-9kt 🌡️ 10-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	13s	WSW	8kt	N	9kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	13s	WSW	8kt	N	9kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	12s	WSW	8kt	N	9kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	7kt	N	8kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	7kt	N	7kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	WSW	6kt	N	7kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	WSW	6kt	N	6kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	W	5kt	N	5kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	W	4kt	N	5kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	W	4kt	NW	5kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	W	5kt	W	6kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	W	6kt	SW	6kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	W	7kt	SW	7kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	W	8kt	SW	8kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	13s	W	9kt	SW	9kt	21°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	13s	W	9kt	SW	9kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	13s	W	8kt	SW	10kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	0.6ft	12s	W	7kt	WSW	10kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	11s	W	5kt	WSW	7kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	W	4kt	W	5kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	W	2kt	WNW	2kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	W	2kt	NW	2kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	W	1kt	NNW	1kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	8s	W	1kt	NNE	1kt	10°C	15°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

GOOD12 good hours

🌊 1.2-1.4ft 💨 1-7kt 🌡️ 8-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	7s	W	1kt	ENE	1kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	7s	W	1kt	ESE	1kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	W	1kt	SSE	1kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	1kt	ESE	1kt	10°C	15°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	1kt	E	1kt	10°C	15°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	2kt	ENE	1kt	9°C	15°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	2kt	E	3kt	10°C	15°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	3kt	ESE	4kt	11°C	15°C	0.6mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	4kt	SE	5kt	11°C	15°C	0.8mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	SE	6kt	12°C	15°C	0.8mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	6kt	SE	7kt	12°C	15°C	0.8mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	6kt	SSE	8kt	12°C	15°C	0.8mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	WSW	6kt	SSE	8kt	13°C	15°C	0.9mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	10s	WSW	7kt	SSE	8kt	13°C	15°C	1mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	WSW	7kt	SSE	9kt	14°C	16°C	1mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	10s	WSW	6kt	S	8kt	13°C	16°C	1mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	WSW	6kt	S	7kt	13°C	16°C	0.9mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	S	6kt	12°C	16°C	0.8mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	4kt	SSE	5kt	11°C	16°C	0.6mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	W	3kt	SE	3kt	10°C	16°C	0.4mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	W	2kt	ESE	2kt	9°C	16°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	W	2kt	E	2kt	9°C	16°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	2kt	ENE	2kt	8°C	16°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	NE	3kt	8°C	16°C	0.2mm

Saturday

Apr 11

GOOD19 good hours

🌊 0.6-1.3ft 💨 1-7kt 🌡️ 7-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	NE	3kt	8°C	16°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	4kt	NE	3kt	8°C	16°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	4kt	NE	3kt	8°C	16°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	4kt	NE	3kt	7°C	16°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	7°C	15°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	7°C	15°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	8°C	16°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	W	2kt	NNE	2kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	2kt	NE	2kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	3kt	E	3kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	7s	W	5kt	SSE	5kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	W	6kt	SSW	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	WSW	6kt	SW	6kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	WSW	6kt	SW	6kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	14s	WSW	7kt	SW	7kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	14s	WSW	6kt	WSW	6kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	14s	WSW	5kt	WSW	6kt	13°C	16°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	14s	WSW	4kt	WSW	5kt	13°C	16°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	14s	WSW	3kt	WNW	4kt	12°C	16°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	14s	SW	2kt	NNW	2kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	0.6ft	14s	SW	1kt	NE	1kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	13s	WSW	2kt	NNE	2kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	WSW	3kt	NNE	3kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	W	4kt	NNE	3kt	10°C	16°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.0ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:3-8kt NNE

Water Temperature:16-17°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Leadbetter Point in Santa Barbara is a sheltered point break with inconsistent surf and no distinct seasonal pattern. It receives a mix of groundswells and windswells, favoring a swell direction from the west. Offshore winds from the north create the best conditions, especially around low tide. The spot often gets crowded, and surfers should be cautious of rips and rocks. The prime time for clean, rideable waves at Leadbetter is during winter, most notably in January.

Best Swell Direction: E

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionW

Ideal Wind DirectionN

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