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Nice Fall swell..., Ponto

12:00 am 6 Sep 2007

Sand Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Sand Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(California – Santa Barbara, USA)

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Name: Sand Beach
Type: beach and reef
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: ENE

Sand Beach in Santa Barbara is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. It's often crowded here. Beware of rocks and rips.

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Overall Sand Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sand Beach:

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Closest break Devereux 1 mi
Second closest break Isla Vista 1 mi
Third closest break Pescaderos 1 mi
Fourth closest break Depressions 2 mi
Fifth closest break Campus Point 2 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Sand Beach:

Closest wave buoy East Santa Barbara Buoy 11 mi
Second closest wave buoy Santa Barbara Buoy 34 mi
Third closest wave buoy South Santa Rosa Island Buoy 54 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Santa Maria Buoy 64 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy PT Arguello Buoy 65 mi

Tide stations nearest to Sand Beach:

Closest tide station Santa Barbara, Pacific Ocean, California 11 mi
Second closest tide station Santa Barbara, Pacific Ocean, California (sub) 11 mi
Third closest tide station Santa Barbara, California 11 mi
Fourth closest tide station Santa Barbara, California (2) 11 mi
Fifth closest tide station Gaviota, California 19 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Sand Beach:

Closest ski area Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States) 117 mi
Second closest ski area Mountain High resort (United States) 126 mi
Third closest ski area Mt Baldy (United States) 126 mi
Fourth closest ski area Sunrise Ski Area (United States) 126 mi
Fifth closest ski area Snow Valley (United States) 163 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Sand Beach:

Closest city location Isla Vista (United States) 1 mi
Second closest city location Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (United States) 2 mi
Third closest city location Goleta (United States) 4 mi
Fourth closest city location Mission Canyon (United States) 10 mi
Fifth closest city location Santa Barbara (United States) 10 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Sand Beach is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA, 73 km (45 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Sand Beach is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD), also in USA, 77 km (48 miles) away.
  • Third is Meadows Fld (Bakersfield) Airport (BFL) in USA, 136 km (84 miles) away.
  • Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA is 142 km (88 miles) away.
  • Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Sand Beach and is 145 km (90 miles) away.
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This is the Surf-Forecast page for Sand Beach, California - Santa Barbara. Use the tab navigation above to view Sand Beach sea temperature, Sand Beach photographs, Sand Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Sand Beach webcams, current wind from California - Santa Barbara live weather stations and Sand Beach tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Sand Beach.