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Leadbetter surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 06 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Leadbetter surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Leadbetter sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Leadbetter today?
The current surf forecast for Leadbetter at 9AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Leadbetter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 72 | 135 | 128 | 126 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 119 | 269 | 243 | 232 | 178 | 173 | 165 | 155 | 152 | 113 | 147 | 145 | 145 | 107 | 98 | 100 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:59PM 1.16 | 9:29AM 2.13 | 11:57PM 1.16 | 10:19AM 2.01 | 12:55AM 1.16 | 11:12AM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:07AM 0.76 | 5:05PM -0.50 | 4:01AM 0.80 | 5:57PM -0.40 | 5:02AM 0.84 | 6:50PM -0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
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