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Surf Break: Leo Carillo State Beach

Leo Carillo State Beach in LA County is an exposed reef and point break that has consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the north. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. A right hand reef break. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Likely to be crowded if working. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Leo Carillo State Beach 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.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Leo Carillo State Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Zero	1 mi
Second closest break	Heavens	1 mi
Third closest break	Marshalls	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Deer Creek	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Staircase Beach	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Leo Carillo State Beach:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	22 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	54 mi
Third closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	78 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Santa Barbara Buoy	89 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	117 mi
Tide stations nearest to Leo Carillo State Beach:
Closest tide station	Mugu Lagoon (ocean pier), California	11 mi
Second closest tide station	Port Hueneme, California	17 mi
Third closest tide station	Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California	25 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (sub)	25 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Santa Monica, California	25 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Leo Carillo State Beach:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	71 mi
Second closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	75 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	75 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	109 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States)	117 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Leo Carillo State Beach:
Closest city location	Malibu (United States)	7 mi
Second closest city location	Casa Conejo (United States)	10 mi
Third closest city location	Thousand Oaks (United States)	10 mi
Fourth closest city location	Westlake Village (United States)	10 mi
Fifth closest city location	Agoura Hills (United States)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Leo Carillo State Beach is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Leo Carillo State Beach is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 49 km (30 miles) away.
• Third is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA, 55 km (34 miles) away.
• Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA is 56 km (35 miles) away.
• Long Beach Airport (LGB), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Leo Carillo State Beach and is 76 km (47 miles) away.