Sand Dollar Beach ratings

Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Sand Dollar Beach, United States, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Sand Dollar Beach in Monterey is an exposed beach break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach break favours left handers. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rips, rocks and sharks.
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This is the surf forecast page for Sand Dollar Beach, CAL - Monterey. Use the tab navigation above to view Sand Dollar Beach sea temperature, Sand Dollar Beach photographs, Sand Dollar Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Sand Dollar Beach webcams, current wind from CAL - Monterey live weather stations and Sand Dollar 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. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Sand Dollar Beach. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other CAL - Monterey surf breaks near to Sand Dollar Beach to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Fourth closest break Pico Creek 29 mi
Fifth closest break San Simeon Creek 30 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Sand Dollar Beach:

Closest wave buoy Cape San Martin Buoy 26 mi
Second closest wave buoy Monterey Buoy 79 mi
Third closest wave buoy Santa Maria Buoy 80 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy PT Arguello Buoy 88 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Half Moon Bay Buoy 126 mi

Tide stations nearest to Sand Dollar Beach:

Closest tide station San Simeon, California 25 mi
Second closest tide station Carmel Cove, Carmel Bay, California 48 mi
Third closest tide station Morro Beach, Estero Bay, California 50 mi
Fourth closest tide station Morro Beach, Estero Bay, California (2) 50 mi
Fifth closest tide station Monterey, Monterey Harbor, California 52 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Sand Dollar Beach:

Closest ski area Badger Pass Ski Area (United States) 156 mi
Second closest ski area Sierra Summit Mountain Resort (United States) 157 mi
Third closest ski area Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States) 164 mi
Fourth closest ski area Dodge Ridge (United States) 177 mi
Fifth closest ski area June Mountain (United States) 183 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Sand Dollar Beach:

Closest city location Monterey Peninsula (United States) 50 mi
Second closest city location Salinas (United States) 52 mi
Third closest city location Monterey (United States) 52 mi
Fourth closest city location Neponset (United States) 58 mi
Fifth closest city location Port San Luis (United States) 65 mi