The surf forecast is 1 ft and glassy right now for Leadbetter Beach, CA
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station NTBC1 - Santa Barbara, CA75° SSW @ 1 → 2mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.1:49am / 8:07am
- BUOY 46053 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46053W
2.3ft @ 12s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.59° 3/2 Wetsuit, Boots
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
SAT 17
SUN 18
MON 19
TUE 20
WED 21
10pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 2+ ft and clean at 10pm on Fri 1/16
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide 3.4 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Saturday, Jan 17
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftcleanENE
2mph1.5ft12sW12pm 1 ftcleanWSW 2mph0.9ft12sW6pm 1 ftcleanNW 1mph1ft9sW - Best Board for Saturday
- Sunday, Jan 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1-2 ftcleanNE 0mph0.8ft16sWSW12pm 2 ftcleanWSW 3mph1ft15sWSW6pm 2 ftcleanWNW 3mph1.1ft14sWSW - Monday, Jan 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftcleanSSE 3mph1ft13sW12pm 2 ftcleanSW 2mph1.4ft13sW6pm 1-2 ftcleanNNW 3mph1.3ft12sW - Tuesday, Jan 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftcleanSE 2mph1.5ft12sWSW12pm 2-3 ftcleanSW 2mph1.9ft12sWSW6pm 2+ ftcleanN 3mph1.9ft11sW - Best Surf Trip
This Week’s Swell? You Could Be On It.
- Wednesday, Jan 21
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftfairNE 4mph1.7ft11sW12pm 2 ftcleanS 3mph1.7ft10sW6pm 2 ftcleanN 2mph1.5ft10sW
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This forecast is for South-South-East facing beaches, and was updated Jan 17, 2026 @ 11:24am.
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