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Leadbetter Point Surf Report & Forecast, Santa Barbara, CA
Leadbetter Point, Santa Barbara, California: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 1 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 1.5 ft at 14 seconds from the west-southwest, with calm wind. Water is about 74°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next low tide is 3.0 ft at 2:49 am.
1–2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 1.5 ft · 14 s · WSWplus 1.1 ft · 5 s · WSW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 3.5 ft fallinglow 3.0 ft at 2:49 am
- Water
- 74°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 67°Ffeels like 62°F
- Sun
- rise 6:27 amset 4:58 pm
Leadbetter Point surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Leadbetter Point: 3 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Leadbetter Point: 4 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 14 | 4.8 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 15 | 5.7 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 15 | 6.4 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 12 | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 11 | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (SE), gusts 9 | 5.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Fair | calm | 4.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | calm | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Good | calm | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | calm | 0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 4.4 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5.2 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5.9 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph onshore (SE) | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (S) | 6.3 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (S) | 5.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (S) | 4.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 3.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | calm | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Fair | calm | 0.3 ft |
Leadbetter Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 1 am, sets at Leadbetter Point arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 1.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 5 s
- Lulls
- about 36 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 19% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Leadbetter Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Leadbetter Point: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 3–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Epic). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–6 ft and Epic; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–4 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Leadbetter Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.8 ft · 13 s · WSW | 8 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 15 | calm | 3 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 14 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–3 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph onshore (SE) | 7 mph onshore (S), gusts 14 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–4 ft | Great | 2.4 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (SW) | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–6 ft | Epic | 4.7 ft · 15 s · WSW | 8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 13 | 15 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2–4 ft | Great | 3.0 ft · 17 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (N) | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 11 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2–5 ft | Great | 1.9 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 10 mph offshore (NW), gusts 16 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 3–7 ft | Great | — | 12 mph offshore (NNW) | 16 mph offshore (NW) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–5 ft | Great | — | 10 mph offshore (N) | 9 mph offshore (NW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 1–2 ft | Good | — | 10 mph offshore (N) | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Leadbetter Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Leadbetter Point tide chart and tide times
Tides at Leadbetter Point today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.0 ft at 2:49 am, high 6.6 ft at 9:03 am, low 0.1 ft at 4:23 pm and high 4.2 ft at 11:04 pm. At 1 am the tide is 3.5 ft and falling.
Leadbetter Point tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.0 ft at 2:49 amHigh 6.6 ft at 9:03 amLow 0.1 ft at 4:23 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:04 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.2 ft at 3:11 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:31 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:08 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 3.9 ft at 12:04 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:31 amHigh 6.2 ft at 10:03 amLow 0.6 ft at 5:51 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.0 ft at 1:16 amLow 3.8 ft at 3:49 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:40 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:45 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.0 ft at 2:36 amLow 3.9 ft at 4:24 amHigh 5.6 ft at 11:20 amLow 1.1 ft at 7:39 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.1 ft at 4:17 amLow 4.0 ft at 5:36 amHigh 5.1 ft at 12:10 pmLow 1.1 ft at 8:36 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.2 ft at 4:46 amLow 3.9 ft at 8:14 amHigh 4.6 ft at 1:20 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:25 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.4 ft at 5:08 amLow 3.6 ft at 10:11 amHigh 4.3 ft at 2:50 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Leadbetter Point water temperature
The water temperature at Leadbetter Point is about 74°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 62°F and a 3 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 73 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Leadbetter Point
- Sandspit0.7 mi NE · 1 ft · Poor
- Thousand Steps0.8 mi WSW · 2 ft · Good
- Mesa Lane Beach1.8 mi W · 2–3 ft · Good
- Arroyo Burro / Hendry's2.6 mi W · 2 ft · Good
- Butterfly Beach3.2 mi ENE · 1–2 ft · Good
- Hammond's Reef3.8 mi ENE · 1–2 ft · Poor
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About Leadbetter Point
Leadbetter Point is a point break in Santa Barbara County, California, facing south-southeast. Also called Leadbetter Beach.
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