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Campus Point 89.1

#841 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · California · near Santa Barbara

Works almost every day, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.

Works all yearIntermediate
Surf score89.1 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days57% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell58% period 11 s+
Typical size1.3 m 4.2 ft median
Water16°C a 4/3 with boots

Best time to surf Campus Point

The best time to surf Campus Point is January, October, November. The season runs Sep to Jul. In October the water sits around 17°C, so pack a 3/2 wetsuit, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is SBA (2 km) and the nearest town is Santa Barbara (12 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%68%1.7 m15°C4/3
Feb100%62%1.3 m15°C4/3
Mar99%57%1.4 m15°C4/3
Apr100%50%1.6 m14°C4/3
May100%49%1.5 m13°C4/3
Jun100%54%1.2 m15°C4/3
Jul100%50%1.2 m17°C3/2
Aug100%39%1.1 m18°C3/2
Sep100%54%1.1 m18°C3/2
Oct99%71%1.1 m17°C3/2
Nov99%68%1.1 m16°C3/2
Dec99%61%1.5 m16°C4/3

Why 89.1

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
11.6
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.3
Water comfort 10%
1.9
Access 10%
9.9

The detail

Faces 175° with 53% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 98% of days. Mean peak period 11.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 41%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 34.407, -119.843 (OpenStreetMap).

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