Sand Dollar Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Monterey, USA)

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Sand Dollar Beach Surf Guide

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.

Sand Dollar Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	consistent	13.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sand Dollar Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sand Dollar Beach occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Sand Dollar Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Sand Dollar Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 39% of the time in January while 60% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

39%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

60%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Sand Dollar Beach Location Map

Interactive Sand Dollar Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Sand Dollar Beach is Lemoore Nas Airport (NLC) in USA, 144 km (89 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Sand Dollar Beach is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG), also in USA, 156 km (97 miles) away.

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Sand Dollar Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 22:44 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	WNW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	12	15	15	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Sand Dollar Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Sand Dollar Beach, 0 km from Sand Dollar Beach.

Next High Water: 12:38am | 1.91m

Next Low Water: 08:41am | 0.42m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Sand Dollar Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.2 °C) at Sand Dollar Beach is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.