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🌊 SWELL

1.2
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PERIOD

13s

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5kt

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24°C

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0.6ft @
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Good surfing conditions. Small 1.2ft waves with quality 13s ground swell with glassy conditions Note: winds from ENE would be better.

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Sunday

Apr 5

GOOD2 excellent hours

🌊 0.7-1.4ft 💨 4-6kt 🌡️ 15-28°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	WNW	6kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	WNW	6kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	WNW	6kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	WNW	5kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	WNW	5kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	10s	WNW	4kt	NNE	4kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	W	4kt	NNE	3kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	W	4kt	NNE	3kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.1ft	13s	WSW	4kt	NE	3kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.1ft	13s	WSW	4kt	E	4kt	22°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	13s	WSW	4kt	SE	5kt	24°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	13s	WSW	4kt	SSW	5kt	27°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	W	4kt	S	5kt	27°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	11s	W	4kt	S	6kt	27°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	WNW	4kt	S	6kt	28°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	W	4kt	S	5kt	27°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	12s	W	4kt	SSW	4kt	26°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	13s	WSW	4kt	SSW	4kt	26°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	11s	W	4kt	WSW	3kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	W	4kt	NW	3kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	W	4kt	N	3kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	9s	WSW	4kt	N	4kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	12s	SW	5kt	N	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	15s	S	6kt	N	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

FAIR3 good hours

🌊 0.7-0.7ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 12-28°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	15s	S	5kt	N	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	15s	S	5kt	N	4kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	15s	S	5kt	N	4kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	15s	S	5kt	N	4kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	15s	S	4kt	N	3kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	15s	S	4kt	N	3kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	15s	S	4kt	N	3kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	15s	S	3kt	N	3kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	15s	S	3kt	N	3kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	14s	SSW	3kt	NW	3kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	14s	SW	4kt	W	3kt	22°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	13s	WSW	4kt	WSW	3kt	25°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	14s	SW	5kt	WSW	4kt	26°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	14s	SSW	5kt	W	5kt	27°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	15s	S	6kt	WNW	7kt	28°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	15s	S	7kt	WNW	8kt	27°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	14s	S	8kt	NW	9kt	26°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	14s	S	9kt	NW	11kt	24°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	14s	S	9kt	NNW	10kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	14s	S	8kt	NNW	10kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	14s	S	8kt	NNW	10kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	14s	S	8kt	NNW	10kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	14s	S	8kt	N	9kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	14s	S	8kt	N	9kt	12°C	16°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

FAIR8 good hours

🌊 0.7-1.7ft 💨 2-11kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	14s	S	7kt	N	8kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	14s	S	7kt	N	7kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	14s	S	6kt	N	6kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	12s	SW	6kt	N	5kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	10s	WSW	5kt	N	5kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	WNW	5kt	N	4kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	WNW	5kt	N	4kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	WNW	4kt	N	4kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	WNW	4kt	N	5kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	WNW	4kt	NNW	6kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	8s	WNW	3kt	WNW	6kt	24°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	8s	WNW	3kt	W	7kt	27°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	W	3kt	WSW	8kt	28°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	9s	WSW	2kt	SW	9kt	28°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	9s	SW	2kt	SW	9kt	29°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	10s	SSW	5kt	WSW	12kt	28°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	12s	SSW	8kt	W	15kt	27°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	13s	S	11kt	NW	18kt	26°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	SSW	10kt	NW	15kt	22°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	SSW	9kt	NNW	13kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	SW	8kt	NNW	10kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	7kt	NNW	9kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	7kt	N	8kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	6kt	N	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.6-0.9ft 💨 6-16kt 🌡️ 13-30°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	SW	6kt	N	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SW	7kt	N	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SW	7kt	N	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SW	7kt	N	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	6kt	N	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	6kt	N	6kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	SSW	6kt	N	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	12s	SSW	6kt	N	7kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	13s	S	6kt	N	7kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	13s	SSW	6kt	NNW	10kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	13s	SW	7kt	NNW	13kt	24°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	13s	SW	8kt	NW	16kt	27°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	13s	SW	10kt	NW	16kt	28°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	13s	SSW	13kt	NW	17kt	29°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	13s	S	16kt	NW	17kt	30°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	13s	SSW	14kt	NW	18kt	27°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	12s	SSW	13kt	NW	19kt	25°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	12s	SW	11kt	NW	21kt	23°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	12s	SW	10kt	NW	19kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	12s	SW	9kt	NNW	18kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	12s	SW	8kt	NNW	16kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	12s	SW	8kt	NNW	14kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	12s	SW	8kt	NNW	12kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	12s	SW	8kt	NNW	10kt	13°C	15°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

FAIR4 good hours

🌊 0.7-1.4ft 💨 2-10kt 🌡️ 12-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	12s	SW	7kt	NNW	10kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	7kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	7kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	7kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	7kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	7kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	11s	WSW	6kt	NNW	8kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	11s	W	6kt	NNW	7kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	WNW	6kt	NNW	7kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	WNW	5kt	NW	6kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	WNW	5kt	NW	6kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	WNW	5kt	WNW	5kt	22°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	W	7kt	W	6kt	23°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	13s	W	8kt	W	7kt	24°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	14s	WSW	10kt	WSW	9kt	24°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	15s	WSW	10kt	WSW	9kt	23°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	15s	WSW	10kt	W	10kt	22°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	16s	WSW	10kt	W	11kt	21°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	14s	W	9kt	W	11kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	W	7kt	W	11kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	W	6kt	W	11kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	W	5kt	NW	8kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	W	3kt	NNW	5kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	W	2kt	N	2kt	12°C	15°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

GOOD19 good hours

🌊 1.3-1.5ft 💨 2-6kt 🌡️ 10-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	W	2kt	NE	2kt	12°C	15°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	9s	W	2kt	ENE	2kt	12°C	15°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	9s	W	2kt	ESE	2kt	12°C	15°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	9s	W	3kt	ESE	4kt	12°C	15°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	8s	W	4kt	ESE	6kt	12°C	15°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	W	5kt	ESE	7kt	11°C	15°C	0.6mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	W	5kt	ESE	7kt	12°C	15°C	0.7mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	W	5kt	ESE	8kt	13°C	15°C	0.8mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	W	5kt	ESE	8kt	13°C	15°C	0.8mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	8s	W	5kt	SE	8kt	14°C	15°C	0.8mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	W	5kt	SE	8kt	15°C	15°C	0.7mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	W	6kt	SSE	8kt	16°C	15°C	0.7mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	9s	WSW	6kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	15°C	0.7mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	11s	WSW	5kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	15°C	0.7mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	12s	WSW	5kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	15°C	0.7mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	12s	WSW	5kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	16°C	0.7mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	12s	WSW	5kt	SSE	7kt	17°C	16°C	0.6mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	WSW	5kt	S	7kt	17°C	16°C	0.6mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	10s	WSW	4kt	S	5kt	15°C	16°C	0.4mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	WSW	3kt	SSE	4kt	13°C	16°C	0.3mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	W	2kt	SSE	2kt	11°C	16°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	W	2kt	ESE	2kt	11°C	15°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	W	2kt	ENE	2kt	11°C	15°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	W	2kt	NNE	2kt	10°C	15°C	0.1mm

Saturday

Apr 11

GOOD1 excellent hours

🌊 0.9-1.5ft 💨 2-11kt 🌡️ 9-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	W	3kt	NE	2kt	10°C	15°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	W	3kt	NE	2kt	10°C	15°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	7s	W	3kt	NE	3kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	WSW	3kt	NE	3kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.4ft	10s	WSW	3kt	NNE	3kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	WSW	3kt	N	3kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	WSW	3kt	N	2kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	WSW	2kt	N	2kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	WSW	2kt	N	2kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	WSW	3kt	NW	3kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	11s	WSW	3kt	W	4kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	11s	WSW	4kt	SW	4kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	12s	WSW	5kt	SW	6kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	13s	WSW	6kt	SW	7kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	14s	WSW	6kt	SW	8kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	15s	SW	8kt	WSW	9kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	15s	SSW	9kt	W	10kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	16s	S	11kt	WNW	11kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	16s	S	9kt	NW	10kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	16s	S	8kt	NW	9kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	16s	S	7kt	NNW	9kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	15s	SSW	6kt	NNW	8kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	15s	SSW	6kt	NNW	7kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	15s	SW	6kt	NNW	7kt	9°C	16°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.9ft @ 13s

Wind Conditions:3-9kt NNE

Water Temperature:16-17°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Sands in Santa Barbara is a fairly exposed beach and reef break with reliable surf year-round. It works best with offshore winds from the east-northeast and handles both groundswells and windswells equally, favoring a swell from the west. The break offers both left and right-hand waves and tends to be crowded. Surfers should watch out for rocks and rips. The best time for consistent clean waves is during Winter, particularly in January.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand and Reef

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionW

Ideal Wind DirectionENE

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