Surf Forecast Santa Barbara
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Santa Barbara surfspot characteristics
Swell Window
SW | E
Optimal Swell Direction
NW
Swell Size
2ft - 2ft
Breaks over
sand
Wave type
beach
Wave direction
left | right
Optimal Wind Direction
S
Best Tides at
low | mid | high
More about Santa Barbara surfspot
Separated from Monte Verde by a small rocky headland, Santa Barbara's excellent beachbreaks are fast, hollow and bowly. The outer reef is part of an extinct volcano crater rim, causing heavy swell refraction and wedging peaks to come in from different directions.
Escapes the pollution from Ribeira Grande but suffers heavy rips and currents. Carpark behind Ribeira Seca.