Leucadia Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Diego County, USA)

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Leucadia Surf Guide

Leucadia in San Diego County is an exposed sandbar break that has pretty consitent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the east northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Overcrowding can even make surfing hazardous.

Leucadia Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	fairly consistent	18.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Leucadia:

The best conditions reported for surf at Leucadia occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Leucadia (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Leucadia with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 52% of the time in January while 35% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 13% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

52%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

35%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

13%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Leucadia Location Map

Interactive Leucadia surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Leucadia is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Leucadia is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 40 km (25 miles) away.

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Leucadia Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 04:30 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	cross- on

Tides at Leucadia

Current tide and informaton

For Carlsbad, 10 km from Leucadia.

Next High Water: 03:23pm | 1.34m

Next Low Water: 07:25am | 0.51m

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Leucadia Sea Temperature

The water temperature (18.5 °C) at Leucadia is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 17.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite