
Santa Barbara
Surf, kitesurf, windsurf and climbing town · United States
Surf, kitesurf, windsurf and climbing, 6 nights from tomorrow, from your nearest start point: scored, planned and costed. Try another search
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93 places to stay within 2 km, 1 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
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 93 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 37 places in 4 sports
Surf · this week
La conchita · 29 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
75 out of 100Carpinteria Beach · 18 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
73 out of 100Hobson's · 27 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
73 out of 100Jelly Bowl · 23 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
73 out of 100Tarpits · 23 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
73 out of 100Little Rincon · 29 min by car · stays in Rincon California
72 out of 100Sea Cliff · 25 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
72 out of 100Santa Clause · 15 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
69 out of 100
All 32 surf spots
Serena's · 15 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
69 out of 100Bone Yards · 11 min by car
65 out of 100Fernald Point · 11 min by car
65 out of 100Hammonds Reef · 11 min by car
65 out of 100Miramar Beach · 10 min by car
64 out of 100Lighthouse · 9 min by car
63 out of 100Mesa Lane · 9 min by car
63 out of 100Hope Ranch · 12 min by car
59 out of 100Sandspit · 7 min by car
58 out of 100Leadbetter · 8 min by car
56 out of 100Seals · 20 min by car · stays in Goleta
51 out of 100Haskells · 21 min by car · stays in Isla Vista
50 out of 100Rockpile · 24 min by car · stays in Isla Vista
50 out of 100Naples · 23 min by car · stays in Goleta
48 out of 100Devereux · 22 min by car · stays in Isla Vista
43 out of 100Sands · 22 min by car · stays in Isla Vista
43 out of 100Depressions · 19 min by car · stays in Isla Vista
40 out of 100Campus Point · 17 min by car · stays in Isla Vista · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreDriftwoods · 19 min by car · stays in Isla Vista · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreED's · 30 min by car · stays in Goleta · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreGoleta Rock · 16 min by car · stays in Goleta · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreHendry's beach - arroyo burro · 9 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreMore Mesa · 17 min by car · stays in Goleta · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreShelves · 17 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Kitesurf · this week
Santa Barbara · 1.8 km · stays here
0 out of 100
Windsurf · this week
Santa Barbara · 1.8 km · stays here
5 out of 100
Climbing · this week
Cathedral Peak · 7.3 km · stays here
75 out of 100Fire Crags · 11.5 km · stays here
72 out of 100San Ysidro Rock · 8.1 km · stays here
72 out of 100
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 Santa Barbara.
Places to eat
6 near Santa Barbara
Places to eat near Santa Barbara
- Aldo's Italian RestaurantItalian · in the centre
- EmbermillCaribbean · in the centre
- Indian Tandoori KingdomIndian · in the centre
- L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele Taverna and CafeItalian · in the centre
- LokumTurkish · in the centre
- PalazzioItalian · in the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
Map
the town and every place near it
Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 30 km from Santa Barbara.
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About Santa Barbara
where it is, what is near
Santa Barbara is a town in California, United States.
From Santa Barbara you can reach 32 surf spots, 1 kitesurf spot, 1 windsurf spot and 3 climbing areas.
The nearest is Santa Barbara, a kitesurf and windsurf spot 1.8 km from the centre.
Overture lists 93 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), 13 km away.
In California · West · United States
- 93 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), 13 km, Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (SMX), 87 km, San Luis County Regional Airport (SBP), 125 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).