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Leadbetter Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Leadbetter surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 25 Aug 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at Leadbetter today?
The current surf forecast for Leadbetter at 4PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Leadbetter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 180 | 211 | 208 | 223 | 260 | 219 | 213 | 208 | 250 | 246 | 252 | 190 | 192 | 165 | 209 | 159 | 217 | 214 | 137 | 124 | 91 | 78 | 78 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:50AM 1.47 | 11:36PM 1.49 | 12:15PM 1.49 | 12:17AM 1.30 | 12:42PM 1.49 | 1:04AM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:30AM 0.11 | 5:41PM 0.45 | 5:53AM 0.27 | 6:25PM 0.45 | 6:13AM 0.44 | 7:15PM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Barbara
The wind is still cross-on at Leadbetter (moderate winds from the SW at BUOY-NTBC1 1 km from Leadbetter). 0.7m 5s windswell from the W with a 0.3m 14s groundswell from the SW and a 0.2m 17s long period groundswell from the SSW as well as a 0.2m 14s groundswell from the S. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 1 min ago
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