Campus Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(California – Santa Barbara, USA)
Photo credit: Mark stegall
Surf Break: Campus Point
| Name: | Campus Point |
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| Type: | point |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: W | Offshore Wind: NW |
Campus Point in Santa Barbara is a fairly exposed point break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year.. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. Best around low tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Beware of rips and rocks.
Overall Campus Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
The graph illustrates the range of swells directed at Campus Point through an average y... (show all text)
The rose diagram describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different ... (show all text)
Also see Campus Point surf quality by season and Campus Point surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to California - Santa Barbara surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Campus Point
Visitor Reviews of Campus Point |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Campus Point:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Depressions | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Pescaderos | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Isla Vista | 1 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Devereux | 2 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Sand Beach | 2 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Campus Point: |
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| Closest wave buoy | East Santa Barbara Buoy | 11 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Santa Barbara Buoy | 36 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | South Santa Rosa Island Buoy | 55 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Santa Monica Basin Buoy | 64 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Santa Maria Buoy | 66 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Campus Point: |
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| Closest tide station | Santa Barbara, Pacific Ocean, California | 9 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Santa Barbara, Pacific Ocean, California (sub) | 9 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Santa Barbara, California | 9 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Santa Barbara, California (2) | 9 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Gaviota, California | 22 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Campus Point: |
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| Closest ski area | Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States) | 116 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Mt Baldy (United States) | 123 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Mountain High resort (United States) | 124 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Sunrise Ski Area (United States) | 124 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Snow Valley (United States) | 161 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Campus Point: |
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| Closest city location | Isla Vista (United States) | 1 mi |
| Second closest city location | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (United States) | 2 mi |
| Third closest city location | Goleta (United States) | 2 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Mission Canyon (United States) | 8 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Santa Barbara (United States) | 8 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Campus Point is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 74 km (46 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Campus Point is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG), also in USA, 76 km (47 miles) away.
- Third is Meadows Fld (Bakersfield) Airport (BFL) in USA, 135 km (84 miles) away.
- Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA is 139 km (86 miles) away.
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Campus Point and is 142 km (88 miles) away.




