Sand Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.41° N 119.88° W

Sand Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 4 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sand Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.0° 

Sand Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Sand Beach surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, WNW swell with 202 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sand Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Sand Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Sand Beach in the next 16 days are 1.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 11AM.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Fri 10th Jul)2ft (0.6m) 15s
Best Surf 5AM (Wed 15th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 6s
Most Powerful 8AM (Thu 16th Jul)3.5ft (1.1m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sand Beach over the next 16 days.


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