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Ledbetter

Name: Ledbetter
Address: USA

Best for kiting from April to May, with 50 to 54 % kite days. Water 14 to 15 °C.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

JJan22Possible
FFeb30Possible
MMar43Good
AApr54Good
MMay50Good
JJun40Good
JJul37Possible
AAug32Possible
SSep18Off
OOct15Offnow
NNov14Off
DDec21Possible

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Confidence highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
15 % Offabout 5 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 85 %
Kiteable 15 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
under 1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 1.6 expected
Best hours
16:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.4 h
Water
18 °C, 3/2
Air
20 °Cdaily maximum, 19 °C during kite hours
Rain
0 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Ledbetter averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (15 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Ledbetter

Kite days% of days	22	30	43	54	50	40	37	32	18	15	14	21
Verdictshare plus good years	Possible	Possible	Good	Good	Good	Good	Possible	Possible	Off	Off	Off	Possible
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	1 in 10	2 in 10	5 in 10	7 in 10	5 in 10	5 in 10	3 in 10	2 in 10	under 1 in 10	under 1 in 10	1 in 10	1 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	0 of 9	1 of 9	1 of 9	5 of 9	5 of 9	1 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	13 to 16	14 to 17	14 to 18	16 to 19	16 to 19	17 to 19	17 to 19	17 to 19	17 to 18	16 to 17	13 to 16	13 to 16
Daylighth	10.1	10.9	12.0	13.0	13.9	14.4	14.2	13.4	12.4	11.4	10.4	9.9
Water°C at the surface	14	14	13	14	15	17	19	20	20	18	17	16
Air°C, daily maximum	15	15	15	16	16	18	19	20	21	20	18	16
Rain days1 mm or more	6 of 31	6 of 28	7 of 31	2 of 30	1 of 31	0 of 30	0 of 31	1 of 31	1 of 30	0 of 31	3 of 30	5 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	5/4	5/4	5/4	4/3	4/3	4/3	3/2	3/2	3/2	3/2	4/3	5/4

In January, Ledbetter averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (22 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Ledbetter averaged 8 kite days out of 28 (30 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Ledbetter averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (43 %). Water 13 °C, 5/4. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Ledbetter averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (54 %). Water 14 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Ledbetter averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Ledbetter averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (40 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Ledbetter averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (37 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Ledbetter averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (32 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Ledbetter averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (18 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Ledbetter averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (15 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Ledbetter averaged 4 kite days out of 30 (14 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Ledbetter averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (21 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: ERA5 reanalysis 31 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Ledbetter

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

January1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.2 expected
February2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
March5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
April7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
May5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
June5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
July3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
August2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.7 expected
Septemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.7 expected
October (now)under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.6 expected
November1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.4 expected
December1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.1 expected

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

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Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Start date

under 1 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: 4 in 10

about 1.2 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

How the wind behaves

In April, the windiest month

Too light 46 %
Kiteable 54 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 46 %, kiteable on 54 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 16:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind steadily from WNW (293°).

Kitesurfing at Ledbetter: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Ledbetter?

The best months are April to May: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 54 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Ledbetter windy in October?

Rarely. 15 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 5 days in a typical October. Fewer than 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Ledbetter?

The water ranges from 13 °C in March to 20 °C in August. In October it is about 18 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).

How many kite days does Ledbetter get in a year?

About 114 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.

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Spot facts

Region: California
Country: United States
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), 13 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC-07:00 in October
Coordinates: 34.4018, -119.6992
Model: ERA5 reanalysis 31 km via Open-Meteo, hourly

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.

Nearby kite spots in California

Kite days in October, % of days

C-Street
United States · 5 points fewer kite days than Ledbetter in October
10 %
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12. D
Kite days by month at C-Street: Jan 15 %, Feb 27 %, Mar 31 %, Apr 23 %, May 20 %, Jun 12 %, Jul 11 %, Aug 6 %, Sep 13 %, Oct 10 %, Nov 12 %, Dec 15 %
Port Hueneme Beach
United States · 4 points fewer kite days than Ledbetter in October
11 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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Kite days by month at Port Hueneme Beach: Jan 22 %, Feb 22 %, Mar 26 %, Apr 16 %, May 11 %, Jun 6 %, Jul 1 %, Aug 1 %, Sep 3 %, Oct 11 %, Nov 18 %, Dec 21 %
Jalama Beach Park
United States · 29 points more kite days than Ledbetter in October
44 %
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Kite days by month at Jalama Beach Park: Jan 37 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 68 %, May 63 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 35 %, Dec 32 %
Leo Carillo (State Beach)
United States · 10 points fewer kite days than Ledbetter in October
5 %
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5. M
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Kite days by month at Leo Carillo (State Beach): Jan 9 %, Feb 15 %, Mar 21 %, Apr 17 %, May 10 %, Jun 4 %, Jul 1 %, Aug 1 %, Sep 2 %, Oct 5 %, Nov 8 %, Dec 8 %
Zuma Beach
United States · 13 points fewer kite days than Ledbetter in October
2 %
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Kite days by month at Zuma Beach: Jan 6 %, Feb 10 %, Mar 10 %, Apr 9 %, May 5 %, Jun 1 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 2 %, Nov 5 %, Dec 4 %
Topanga Canyon Beach
United States · 11 points fewer kite days than Ledbetter in October
4 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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Kite days by month at Topanga Canyon Beach: Jan 8 %, Feb 13 %, Mar 15 %, Apr 17 %, May 14 %, Jun 7 %, Jul 5 %, Aug 5 %, Sep 6 %, Oct 4 %, Nov 4 %, Dec 3 %
Pismo Beach
United States · 26 points more kite days than Ledbetter in October
41 %
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4. A
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Kite days by month at Pismo Beach: Jan 30 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 64 %, May 57 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 25 %
Redondo
United States · 11 points fewer kite days than Ledbetter in October
4 %
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4. A
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Kite days by month at Redondo: Jan 12 %, Feb 16 %, Mar 20 %, Apr 15 %, May 10 %, Jun 5 %, Jul 7 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 8 %, Oct 4 %, Nov 5 %, Dec 8 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Model wind: ERA5 reanalysis 31 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 15 % of days at Ledbetter met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ERA5 reanalysis 31 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/ledbetter

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