
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
Beds: 93 places
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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: 29 places in 4 sports
Surf · this week
Carpinteria Beach · about 30 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
36 out of 100Jelly Bowl · about 35 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
36 out of 100Tarpits · about 35 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
36 out of 100Santa Clause · about 25 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
27 out of 100Lighthouse · about 5 min by car
25 out of 100Serena's · about 25 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
25 out of 100Bone Yards · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCampus Point · about 25 min by car · stays in Isla Vista · Not for beginners
–, no score
All 24 surf spots
Depressions · about 25 min by car · stays in Isla Vista · Not for beginners
–, no scoreDevereux · about 30 min by car · stays in Isla Vista · Not for beginners
–, no scoreFernald Point · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreGoleta Rock · about 25 min by car · stays in Goleta · Not for beginners
–, no scoreHammonds Reef · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreHaskells · about 35 min by car · stays in Isla Vista · Not for beginners
–, no scoreHendry's beach - arroyo burro · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreHope Ranch · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreLeadbetter · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMesa Lane · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMiramar Beach · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMore Mesa · about 20 min by car · stays in Goleta · Not for beginners
–, no scoreRockpile · about 35 min by car · stays in Isla Vista · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSands · about 30 min by car · stays in Isla Vista · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSandspit · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreShelves · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, 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
3 out of 100
Climbing · this week
Cathedral Peak · 7.3 km · stays here
77 out of 100Fire Crags · 11.5 km · stays here
74 out of 100San Ysidro Rock · 8.1 km · stays here
74 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 beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 20 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 24 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).