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Leadbetter ratings
Quality on a good day: 1.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Leadbetter Surf Forecast / California – Santa Barbara / USA

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 16 pm Sunday 03 Jun 2012

Leadbetter surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Energy
Swell Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.7
S
0.6
S
1.6
W
2.1
W
2.5
WNW
1.0
W
1.4
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2.1
WNW
0.9
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0.7
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1.5
WNW
0.9
W
1.0
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0.8
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0.7
W
Period (s) (?) 15 15 8 7 10 10 9 10 9 9 9 8 8 9 10 10 10 10
Surfscale
Wave
Graph

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Max-energy 233 157 367 483 1150 184 339 784 133 150 127 71 66 328 154 198 127 102
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW 35
NW 40
NW 50
NW 25
NNW 20
NW 40
NW 20
NNW 10
NW 30
NW 10
NNE 5
W 25
WNW 15
NW 10
W 20
WNW 10
SE 10
SSW
Wind State (?) cross-
off
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Leadbetter blow from the N
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)

10:01PM
2.09
12:00PM
1.20

10:49PM
2.02
12:53PM
1.21

11:38PM
1.89
1:47PM
1.23

12:30AM
1.71

2:43PM
1.26
1:26AM
1.49

3:40PM
1.31


Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37PM
0.62

5:16AM
-0.46
4:27PM
0.66

6:05AM
-0.40
5:22PM
0.71

6:53AM
-0.29
6:23PM
0.76

7:42AM
-0.15
7:36PM
0.80

8:31AM
0.02



 

Note: the tide data above is for Santa Barbara, Pacific Ocean, California which is 2 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Leadbetter. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's Leadbetter sea temperature is 13.5 °C (Statistics for 03 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 14.6 max: 16.5 min: 13.2 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, near gales from the NW by Tue afternoon). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).
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High °C 20 16 17 19 17 20 23 20 23 25 24 23 23 21 19 19 19 18
Low °C 18 13 14 19 13 16 23 18 20 25 21 22 22 18 18 19 16 17
Chill °C (?) 20 14 15 18 15 20 23 19 23 25 24 23 23 21 19 19 19 18
Sunrise - - 5:46 - - 5:46 - - 5:46 - - 5:46 - - 5:46 - - 5:45
Sunset 20:07 - - 20:07 - - 20:08 - - 20:08 - - 20:09 - - 20:09 - -
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The above surf forecast table for Leadbetter provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 2-7 days. A general guide to surfing at Leadbetter can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Leadbetter surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Leadbetter) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Leadbetter may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Leadbetter is 3 km (2 miles) from the city of Santa Ana. If you plan a vacation in Santa Barbara, look for hotels and other accommodation in Santa Ana. Santa Ana has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.