Surf-Forecast | Leucadia Surf Guide

Lat Long: 33.08° N 117.31° W

Issued: 9 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Leucadia sea temperature is

23.4°C

Leucadia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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. Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Crowds may reach hazard levels at this break - consider wearing a lid.

Leucadia Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	fairly consistent	23.4°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.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 15:21 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Leucadia

Current tide and informaton

For Carlsbad, 10 km from Leucadia.

Next High Water: 04:44pm | 1.76m

Next Low Water: 11:13pm | 0.49m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Leucadia Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 21.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (23.4 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 23.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite