Leadbetter Beach Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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Leadbetter Beach is most often good on a 4–6 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the W, with glassy / no wind from the SW, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest across the surrounding region.
| Ideal wave height | 4–6 ft |
| Ideal period | short-period (under 8s) |
| Best swell direction | W |
| Best wind | glassy / no wind from the SW |
| Best tide | high & incoming |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (high-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-08-26 10:10 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.
| Wave height | — |
| Dominant period | — |
| Swell direction | — |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 46053 (14 mi away) |
| Wind | 23 kt from the N — NDBC PTGC1 (55 mi away) |
Leadbetter Beach 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for Leadbetter Beach from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).
| Day | Swell height | Period & direction | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Aug 26 | 4 ft | 13s S | 6 kt NNW |
| Thu Aug 27 | 4 ft | 11s SSW | 5 kt NNW |
| Fri Aug 28 | 4–5 ft | 16s SSW | 7 kt NW |
| Sat Aug 29 | 4–6 ft | 17s SSW | 7 kt NW |
| Sun Aug 30 | 4–5 ft | 15s SSW | 6 kt E |
| Mon Aug 31 | 3–4 ft | 13s S | 6 kt ESE |
| Tue Sep 1 | 4 ft | 13s S | 6 kt SSE |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 9411340 (Santa Barbara), the nearest tide station (0 mi away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 01:01 — High 4.553 ft
- 2026-06-06 08:52 — Low 0.192 ft
- 2026-06-06 16:18 — High 3.7 ft
- 2026-06-06 20:41 — Low 3.017 ft
- 2026-06-07 02:01 — High 4.084 ft
- 2026-06-07 09:36 — Low 0.472 ft
Frequently asked
Is Leadbetter Beach good for beginners?
Leadbetter Beach is best suited to experienced surfers — it's most often good on larger 4–6 ft surf that breaks with more power than beginners should take on. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.
What's the best tide for Leadbetter Beach?
Leadbetter Beach tends to be best on a high incoming tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.
What swell direction is best for Leadbetter Beach?
The best swell direction for Leadbetter Beach is from the west (W). Swell arriving from the west lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.
What's the best wind for Leadbetter Beach?
Leadbetter Beach is most often good when it's glassy, with little to no wind — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Light or offshore wind keeps the wave face clean; check the live report on this page for current wind.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Leadbetter Beach come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 46053) and the nearest NOAA tide station (Santa Barbara). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
Does LazySurfer predict whether Leadbetter Beach is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
Nearby spots
- Leadbetter Point — 0 mi
- Campus Point — 8 mi
- Carpinteria State Beach — 10 mi
- Mondos — 19 mi
- Ventura Point — 24 mi
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