Sand Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(California – Santa Barbara, USA)
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Sand Beach Spot ID: Type: beach and reef Reliability: consistent Best: Swell W | Wind ENE Sea Temperature Today is: 13.9 °C |
Saturday, 25 May 2013, 04:29 Local time
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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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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Santa Barbara, California, 18 miles from Sand Beach.
Sand Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Santa Barbara Airport, 4 km from Sand Beach.
Current weather near Sand Beach Buoy Data:At East Santa Barbara Buoy, 11 miles from Sand Beach.
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Overall Sand Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
The rose diagram describes the range of swells directed at Sand Beach through an averag... (show all text) 
This picture shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directio... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Sand Beach surf consistency graph. Also see Sand Beach surf quality by season and Sand Beach surf quality by month. |
Sand Beach Location Maps
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Use this relief map to navigate to CAL - Santa Barbara surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Sand Beach
Visitor Reviews of Sand Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sand Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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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: |
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| 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: |
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| Closest tide station | Santa Barbara | 11 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Gaviota | 19 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Rincon Island | 25 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals | 25 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Bechers Bay, Santa Rosa Island | 29 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Sand Beach: |
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| 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 |
Town and city forecasts close to Sand Beach: |
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| Closest city location | Goleta (United States) | 4 mi |
| Second closest city location | Santa Barbara (United States) | 10 mi |
| Third closest city location | Santa Ana (United States) | 12 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Ventura (United States) | 37 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Oxnard Shores (United States) | 40 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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