Isla Vista
Surf town · United States
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18 places to stay within 2 km, 2 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£85 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£100 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£130 a night
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Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 18 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 21 surf spots
Surf · this week
Lighthouse · about 25 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara
25 out of 100Refugio · about 35 min by car · stays in Goleta
10 out of 100Campus Point · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreDepressions · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreDevereux · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreDriftwoods · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreED's · about 25 min by car · stays in Goleta · Not for beginners
–, no scoreEl Capitan · about 30 min by car · stays in Goleta · Not for beginners
–, no score
All 21 surf spots
Goleta Rock · about 5 min by car · stays in Goleta · Not for beginners
–, no scoreHaskells · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreHendry's beach - arroyo burro · about 20 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara · Not for beginners
–, no scoreHope Ranch · about 15 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara · Not for beginners
–, no scoreLeadbetter · about 30 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMesa Lane · about 25 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMore Mesa · about 10 min by car · stays in Goleta · Not for beginners
–, no scoreNaples · about 20 min by car · stays in Goleta · Not for beginners
–, no scoreRockpile · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSands · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSandspit · about 30 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSeals · about 15 min by car · stays in Goleta · Not for beginners
–, no scoreShelves · about 10 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara · Not for beginners
–, no score
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Isla Vista.
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 20 km from Isla Vista.
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About Isla Vista
where it is, what is near
Isla Vista is a town in California, United States.
From Isla Vista you can reach 21 surf spots.
The nearest is Depressions, a surf spot 1.2 km from the centre.
Overture lists 18 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), 2 km away.
In California · West · United States
- 18 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), 2 km, Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (SMX), 77 km, San Luis County Regional Airport (SBP), 116 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).