Right on the UCSB campus in Santa Barbara County, Southern California is Campus Point, an excellent point break that peels across a rock bottom. The waves here can be a little challenging, but break for up to 100 meters providing great sections for turns, hacks, or just cruising.
What are the best surf conditions for Campus Point?
Gets good between waist high and triple overhead. We recommend a longboard when smaller and a shortboard when bigger. Campus point is best for intermediate and advanced surfers. the surf here is not very consistent (4/10) and will be packed with students most of the time (9/10). The best winds are from the Northeast. The best swells are anything big with some West in it. Works best on lower tides.
We recommend wearing a 3/2 wetsuit in the summer when water temperatures rise to 17 degrees. In winter a 4/3 will work best with temps being a brisk 13 degrees. See the temperature chart below for more data on this.
