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Mondos 76.0

#2158 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · California · near Santa Barbara

Works almost every day, no off season, gentle enough to learn.

Works all yearBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score76.0 /100
Surfable days95% of the year
Clean days29% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell33% period 11 s+
Typical size0.9 m 3.0 ft median
Water18°C a 3/2 wetsuit

Best time to surf Mondos

The best time to surf Mondos is January, May, December. The season runs Jan to Jan. In January the water sits around 16°C, so pack a 3/2 wetsuit, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is SBA (44 km) and the nearest town is Santa Barbara (33 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan95%43%1.1 m16°C3/2
Feb94%19%0.9 m16°C3/2
Mar96%28%1.1 m16°C3/2
Apr98%28%1.2 m16°C3/2
May98%33%1.1 m16°C4/3
Jun99%24%0.9 m17°C3/2
Jul94%26%0.8 m19°C2mm
Aug97%19%0.8 m21°C2mm
Sep95%31%0.8 m20°C2mm
Oct92%31%0.8 m19°C3/2
Nov89%29%0.8 m18°C3/2
Dec93%35%1.0 m17°C3/2

Why 76.0

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%
17.4
Groundswell 12%
6.4
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
1.8
Water comfort 10%
3.4
Access 10%
9.1

The detail

Faces 210° with 39% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 89% of days. Mean peak period 11.3 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 73%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 34.321, -119.375 (OpenStreetMap).

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