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Isla Vista ( ID isla_vista )      Hits: 640
You are here: North America > California (USA) > Isla Vista ( ID isla_vista )
Continent: North America
Country: California (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):  Los Angeles
Next Town: Santa Barbara, Goleta, Isla Vista
Latitude:   34.4094
Longitude: -119.8695
Type:
No Information
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
- Surfing
Features:
- Shop
- Food
- Parking

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Ledbetter (15.97 km) Best Direction: WSW Type: Flat Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Water
Type:
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
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Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
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Water is smooth due to a kelp bed about 500m offshore. Waves are glassy, but not too large, waist high at best.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Small

Hazards:
No Information
Beach crowds:
- None


Narrow beach, and the wind sucks on the inside due to cliffs. It's best to get out as fast as possible. Not a beginner launch. Not for sand dragging or body dragging. Landing is very hard alone: stand in waist high water and try to land on the beach without hitting the cliff with your kite. It's worth it for the water conditions, if it's windy though.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts
- Shorty

Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit


2-4 mm wetsuit in winter, less in summer, shorty or rashguard.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
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Wind Type:
No Information

Best Direction:
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Main Direction:
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Generally sideonshore and either 20+ or not at all. Sporadic wind in the winter, but when it blows, it's awesome.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


Exit the 101 freeway at Los Carneros. Go towards the ocean until you hit Isla Vista. Then make a right on El Colegio, and then the first left. Follow this straight until you hit Del Playa, which runs parallel to the ocean. Turn right and continue until Del Playa ends. Park here and walk down stairs to the beach.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


No rules yet...just be nice to the surfers.

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