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Santa Barbara

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Characteristics
  Swell is much more consistent north of Point Conception, especially during the winter months. It can be double overhead at some Ranch points and Jalama and flat in Santa Barbara proper. West swells are best.
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  Surf Spot Photo GPS Quality Direction Type Frequency Level
1 Big Drakes
2 Campus Point 16  right point-break
3 Carpinteria Beach right and left beach-break all surfers
4 Coral right and left reef-rocky experienced surfers
5 Depressions 10  right and left beach-break all surfers
6 Devereux right point-break all surfers
7 Driftwoods right point-break all surfers
8 ED's   right point-break pros or kamikaze only...
9 El Capitan 26  right point-break experienced surfers
10 Fernald Point   right point-break all surfers
11 Government Point right point-break experienced surfers
12 Hammonds Reef right reef-rocky experienced surfers
13 Haskells right and left beach-break beginners wave
14 Hendry's beach - arroyo burro   right and left beach-break all surfers
15 Hope Ranch right and left beach-break all surfers
16 Jalama 22  right and left beach-break experienced surfers
17 La conchita   right and left beach-break all surfers
18 Leadbetter right point-break beginners wave
19 Lefts and Rights   right and left reef-rocky experienced surfers
20 Lighthouse right reef-rocky all surfers
21 Magics right and left reef-rocky experienced surfers
22 Main Street 10  right and left beach-break experienced surfers
23 Mesa right and left reef-rocky all surfers
24 Miramar Beach   right point-break all surfers
25 Naples right and left reef-rocky all surfers
26 Perkos right reef-rocky experienced surfers
27 Purisima Point Peak right and left reef-rocky experienced surfers
28 Refugio 10  right point-break all surfers
29 Rincon right point-break experienced surfers
30 Rockpile right reef-rocky experienced surfers
31 Sands 21  right and left beach-break all surfers
32 Sandspit 25  right sand-bar experienced surfers
33 Santa Clause right and left beach-break all surfers
34 Seals   right and left reef-rocky all surfers
35 Shark park   right and left reef-rocky pros or kamikaze only...
36 St Augustine Point   right point-break all surfers
37 Surf beach right and left beach-break experienced surfers
38 Tajuigas Ranch right and left reef-rocky experienced surfers
39 Tarantulas right and left reef-rocky experienced surfers
40 Tarpits right and left beach-break all surfers


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Surfing Season
Jan/Feb Mar/Apr May/Jun Jul/Aug Sep/Oct Nov/Dec
Best Surfing Season
Best season

Occasional Swell

Flat

Flat

Occasional Swell

Occasional Swell
Typical Swell Size
2m-2.5m / 6ft-8ft

1m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft

< 1m / 3ft

< 1m / 3ft

1m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft

1m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft
Surf Equipment Fullsuit Fullsuit Fullsuit Springsuit Springsuit Fullsuit
Water temp. 12°C
54°F
16°C
61°F
17°C
63°F
20°C
68°F
18°C
64°F
14°C
57°F
Air temp. 18°C
64°F
20°C
68°F
22°C
72°F
26°C
79°F
23°C
73°F
18°C
64°F
Climate            

Dominant Swell and Wind Direction :
Spring is cold and often windy with weakening swell coming from the north and west. Inconsistent but occasional fun waves. Cold water due to strong winds causing upwelling. Summer is flat south of Cojo Point on the Ranch due to shadowing by offshore islands. Occasional S and SW swells sneak through the channels though and create fun waves at some of the SB and Carpinteria points like Backside Rincon...don't count on it though.Fall can offer great west swell possiblities or be frustratingly flat. Usually clean conditions prevail with occasional offshores.Winter is the most consistent and powerful time of year with solid W and NW ground swells during a good season. W swells can light up all the points and spread the crowd around.

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Refugio, United States of America
By necromagus, 2009-01-24 13:00:00
Classic Refugio
Jeff, Annie, Reid, Maggie and I take the van to Refugio.  GREAT session
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Leadbetter, United States of America
By necromagus, 2009-01-20 12:00:00
Surf-aversary
A lunch time surf to celebrate 1 year of surfing for Jeff and I.  Maggie, Danielle, Tony were also there.  What a time.
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Hammonds Reef, United States of America
By necromagus, 2009-01-19 14:00:00
Butterfly Beach
Tony and me go to Butterfly beach (right next to Hammonds)
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Jalama, United States of America
By necromagus, 2009-01-10 12:00:00
Checking out Jalama
Andri and I went up to Jalama, found a good spot and got a wave.  It was freaking cold and shortly after we got there the tide dropped out below us and the surf got small and mushy.  We tried to wait out the low tide, but the onshore w
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Campus Point, United States of America
By necromagus, 2008-12-02 12:00:00
Perfect Campus
Perfect shaped waves (though long set breaks).  Only 5 people out when I started, and nobody when I left.  First great surf in a long time.
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comment by Anonymous, 2008-08-25 21:23:21


Need to escape the summer SB doldrums? From Gaviota, boat into Hollister Ranch. At least 10 high quality breaks. Perfect waves YEAR-ROUND and the prevailing wind is offshore all day long. See you in the line-up!

comment by fear beneath, 2008-05-31 06:01:17

northern santa barbara county
hey check out the shark forecast at http://www.fearbeneath.com all about northern santa barbara county!

comment by maro, 2008-04-02 18:49:46

july waves
i am going on surfari to santa barbara on july..i´ve noticed is the flat season.is this really true ?it wouldn´t be swell enough for good spots to break?thanks.aloha

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