What are the current surf conditions at Sandspit?

Sandspit currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Sandspit?

The best time to surf Sandspit is typically when swell comes from the SE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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Santa Barbara, California

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🌬️ WIND

6
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🌊 SWELL

1.9
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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.9ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

8kt

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AIR TEMP

27°C

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SWELL

0.8ft @
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SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Small 1.9ft waves with mixed swell with very light winds Note: winds from N would be better.

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Thursday

Sep 24

GOOD1 excellent hours

🌊 0.9-2.4ft 💨 4-8kt 🌡️ 18-31°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	W	7kt	NNE	6kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	W	7kt	NNE	6kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	W	7kt	NNE	5kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	W	7kt	NNE	5kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	7kt	NNE	5kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	W	7kt	NNE	5kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	W	6kt	NNE	5kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	7s	W	5kt	NNE	5kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	7s	W	4kt	NNE	5kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	W	5kt	ENE	6kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	W	6kt	SE	8kt	27°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	9s	WSW	6kt	SSW	9kt	30°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	10s	WSW	7kt	SSW	9kt	30°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	11s	WSW	7kt	SSW	8kt	30°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	12s	WSW	8kt	SSW	8kt	31°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	11s	WSW	7kt	SSW	7kt	30°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	W	6kt	SW	5kt	30°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	W	6kt	SW	4kt	29°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	W	5kt	W	4kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	11s	W	5kt	NW	4kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	W	6kt	NNE	4kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	6kt	NNE	5kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	7s	W	6kt	NNE	5kt	21°C	21°C	0mm

Friday

Sep 25

GOOD15 good hours

🌊 0.7-1.8ft 💨 3-7kt 🌡️ 20-31°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	W	6kt	NNE	5kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	7s	W	6kt	NNE	4kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	7s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	7s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	7s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	7s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	8s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	9s	W	4kt	N	4kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	10s	WSW	3kt	N	3kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	10s	WSW	4kt	NW	4kt	26°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	10s	WSW	5kt	W	4kt	28°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	10s	W	6kt	SSW	4kt	30°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	11s	WSW	6kt	SSW	5kt	30°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	11s	WSW	7kt	SSW	5kt	31°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	12s	WSW	7kt	SSW	6kt	31°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	13s	WSW	7kt	SSW	5kt	30°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	13s	SW	6kt	SW	5kt	29°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	14s	SW	5kt	SW	5kt	29°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	SW	5kt	W	5kt	26°C	23°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	5kt	NW	4kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	WSW	5kt	N	4kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	WSW	5kt	N	4kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	WSW	5kt	NNE	4kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	6s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	22°C	22°C	0mm

Saturday

Sep 26

FAIR1 excellent hours

🌊 1.3-2.3ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ 20-30°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	5s	W	4kt	NNE	4kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	5s	W	4kt	NNE	4kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	5s	W	4kt	NNE	4kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	5s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	5s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	6s	W	4kt	NNE	4kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	WSW	4kt	NNE	4kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	3kt	NNE	4kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	4kt	NW	4kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	9s	WSW	5kt	W	4kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	10s	WSW	6kt	SSW	4kt	29°C	23°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	10s	WSW	7kt	SSW	5kt	29°C	23°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	10s	WSW	7kt	SSW	5kt	30°C	23°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	10s	WSW	8kt	SSW	6kt	30°C	23°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	10s	WSW	7kt	SSW	5kt	29°C	23°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	10s	WSW	6kt	SSW	4kt	29°C	23°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	WSW	5kt	SW	4kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	WSW	4kt	W	4kt	26°C	23°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	W	4kt	NW	4kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	W	4kt	NNE	4kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	6s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	6s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	20°C	22°C	0mm

Sunday

Sep 27

EXCELLENT13 excellent hours

🌊 1.6-2.3ft 💨 3-7kt 🌡️ 18-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	6s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	6s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	7s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	7s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	7s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	7s	W	4kt	NE	4kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	7s	W	4kt	NE	3kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	7s	W	3kt	NE	3kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	7s	W	4kt	E	4kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	7s	W	5kt	SE	5kt	26°C	23°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	W	5kt	S	6kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	W	6kt	S	7kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	W	7kt	S	8kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	W	7kt	SSW	9kt	29°C	23°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	6kt	SSW	8kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	WSW	6kt	SSW	7kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	8s	WSW	5kt	SSW	6kt	27°C	23°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	7s	WSW	4kt	SE	5kt	24°C	23°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	7s	W	4kt	E	4kt	22°C	23°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	4kt	NNE	3kt	19°C	23°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	6s	W	4kt	NNE	4kt	19°C	23°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	6s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	18°C	23°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	18°C	23°C	0mm

Monday

Sep 28

GOOD1 excellent hours

🌊 0.9-2.0ft 💨 3-7kt 🌡️ 16-28°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	18°C	23°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	17°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	7s	W	5kt	NE	4kt	17°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	7s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	17°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	6s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	17°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	6s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	6s	W	5kt	NNE	4kt	17°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	7s	W	4kt	NNE	3kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	7s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	W	4kt	E	3kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	W	5kt	SE	4kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	W	6kt	SSW	5kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	W	7kt	SSW	5kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	W	7kt	SSW	6kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	10s	W	7kt	SSW	6kt	28°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	W	7kt	SSW	5kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	WSW	6kt	SSW	5kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	WSW	5kt	SSW	5kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	WSW	5kt	W	4kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	1.5ft	9s	WSW	4kt	NW	4kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	9s	WSW	4kt	NNE	3kt	17°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	10s	WSW	4kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	WSW	4kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	13s	WSW	5kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	22°C	0mm

Tuesday

Sep 29

GOOD1 excellent hours

🌊 0.9-4.0ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 14-27°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	13s	WSW	5kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	14s	WSW	5kt	NNE	4kt	15°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	14s	WSW	5kt	NNE	4kt	15°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	14s	SW	5kt	NNE	4kt	15°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	14s	SW	6kt	NNE	4kt	14°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	14s	SW	6kt	NNE	5kt	14°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	14s	SW	6kt	NNE	5kt	15°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	14s	SW	5kt	NNE	5kt	15°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	14s	SW	5kt	NNE	5kt	16°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	14s	SW	4kt	NNW	5kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	14s	SW	4kt	WNW	5kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	14s	SW	4kt	WSW	5kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	14s	SW	4kt	WSW	6kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	13s	SW	4kt	WSW	7kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	13s	SW	4kt	W	8kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	13s	SW	4kt	WNW	7kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	13s	SW	3kt	NNW	7kt	25°C	23°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SW	3kt	N	7kt	25°C	23°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	11s	WSW	5kt	N	7kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	8s	WSW	6kt	N	7kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	6s	W	8kt	NNE	8kt	16°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3.7ft	6s	W	9kt	NNE	8kt	15°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	6s	W	9kt	NNE	9kt	15°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	W	9kt	NNE	10kt	15°C	22°C	0mm

Wednesday

Sep 30

GOOD11 good hours

🌊 1.0-2.9ft 💨 5-9kt 🌡️ 15-32°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	W	9kt	NNE	9kt	15°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	W	9kt	NNE	9kt	15°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	W	9kt	NNE	9kt	15°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	W	9kt	NNE	8kt	15°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	8s	WSW	8kt	NNE	8kt	16°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	WSW	8kt	NNE	8kt	16°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	WSW	7kt	NNE	7kt	18°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	9s	WSW	6kt	NNE	6kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	9s	WSW	5kt	NNE	6kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	9s	WSW	5kt	ENE	6kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	9s	WSW	6kt	SE	6kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	9s	WSW	6kt	SSW	6kt	30°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	10s	SW	6kt	SSW	7kt	30°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	12s	SSW	7kt	SSW	7kt	31°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	14s	S	7kt	SSW	7kt	32°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	14s	S	7kt	SSW	6kt	31°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	13s	S	6kt	SSW	6kt	31°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	13s	S	5kt	SSW	5kt	30°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	11s	SSW	6kt	WSW	5kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	SW	6kt	NW	5kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	WSW	6kt	NNE	5kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	6s	WSW	7kt	NNE	5kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	WSW	7kt	NNE	5kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	5s	W	7kt	NNE	5kt	21°C	22°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

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Average Swell:1.6ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:3-8kt NNE

Water Temperature:21-23°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Sandspit in Santa Barbara is a sheltered beach and breakwater break that works best during the winter months. Offshore winds from the north create optimal conditions, with most surf generated by groundswells coming from the west. The beach break favors right-hand peeling waves and performs best around low tide. When the surf is up, crowds are common. Surfers should be cautious of rips, man-made hazards like buoys, and pollution. The prime time for clean, rideable waves at Sandspit is winter, particularly in January.

Best Swell Direction: SE

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

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

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