Wing foil at Santa Barbara (California): when to go, record speeds and leaderboard
California, United States
Santa Barbara is busiest between April and August: wing foil sessions usually start between 14:00 and 17:00. Wing foil makes up 24% of the sessions at Santa Barbara.
- Sessions, 12 months
- 97
- Riders, 12 months
- 5
- Sessions, 30 days
- 10
- Record, 12 months
- 19.2 kn
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Leaderboard
Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.
Wing foil: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Ames | 19.2 kn 35.5 km/h | |
| 2 | Anonymous rider | 17.0 kn 31.5 km/h | |
| 3 | Kook festy | 16.8 kn 31.1 km/h | |
| 4 | Shawn Dirksen | 14.8 kn 27.4 km/h | |
| 5 | Anonymous rider | 13.8 kn 25.6 km/h |
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Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.
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Questions
When is the best time for Wing foil at Santa Barbara?
Wing foil sessions at Santa Barbara are mostly between April and August. The busiest month is August, with 17 sessions in the last 12 months.
Is Wing foil at Santa Barbara better in the morning or in the afternoon?
Most sessions start between 14:00 and 17:00, local time. 1% start before noon and 99% from noon on.
How popular is Wing foil at Santa Barbara?
97 wing foil sessions by 5 riders in the last 12 months. That is 24% of all sessions at Santa Barbara.
What is the Wing foil speed record at Santa Barbara?
19.2 knots (35.5 km/h), Wing foil, on September 4, 2026. It is the fastest session at Santa Barbara on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.
Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at Santa Barbara?
Chuck Ames, with 19.2 knots on September 4, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.
Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.