Pescaderos Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(California – Santa Barbara, USA)
Photo credit: Bruce da Moose
Surf Break: Pescaderos
| Name: | Pescaderos |
|---|---|
| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: WSW | Offshore Wind: NNW |
Pescaderos in Santa Barbara is a reasonably exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of the strong rips here.
Overall Pescaderos 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 rose diagram shows the range of swells directed at Pescaderos through an average ye... (show all text)
This picture illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different di... (show all text)
Also see Pescaderos surf quality by season and Pescaderos surf quality by month.
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Visitor Reviews of Pescaderos |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Pescaderos:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Campus Point | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Depressions | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Isla Vista | 1 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Devereux | 1 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Sand Beach | 1 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Pescaderos: |
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| Closest wave buoy | East Santa Barbara Buoy | 11 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Santa Barbara Buoy | 35 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | South Santa Rosa Island Buoy | 55 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Santa Maria Buoy | 65 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Santa Monica Basin Buoy | 65 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Pescaderos: |
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| Closest tide station | Santa Barbara, Pacific Ocean, California | 10 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Santa Barbara, Pacific Ocean, California (sub) | 10 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Santa Barbara, California | 10 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Santa Barbara, California (2) | 10 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Gaviota, California | 21 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Pescaderos: |
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| Closest ski area | Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States) | 116 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Mountain High resort (United States) | 124 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Mt Baldy (United States) | 124 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Sunrise Ski Area (United States) | 124 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Snow Valley (United States) | 162 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Pescaderos: |
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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) | 9 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Santa Barbara (United States) | 9 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Pescaderos is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 75 km (47 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Pescaderos is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG), also in USA, 75 km (47 miles) away.
- Third is Meadows Fld (Bakersfield) Airport (BFL) in USA, 136 km (84 miles) away.
- Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA is 140 km (87 miles) away.
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Pescaderos and is 143 km (89 miles) away.
