Sandbox Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Diego County, USA)

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Sandbox Surf Guide

Sandbox in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that is often working. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the east. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include crowds and rocks.

Sandbox Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.0
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
very consistent	14.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sandbox:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sandbox occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Surf Forecasts:

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Sandbox 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 47% of the time in January while 31% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 22% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

47%

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

blown out

31%

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

too small

22%

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

Explore Sandbox Location Map

Interactive Sandbox 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 Sandbox is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 25 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Sandbox is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 37 km (23 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Sandbox Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 6 March 2021, 15:55 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 06
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	16	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

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Tides at Sandbox

Current tide and informaton

For Solana Beach, 7.0 km from Sandbox.

Next High Water: 05:43pm | 1.41m

Next Low Water: 09:27pm | 1.27m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Sandbox Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.3 °C) at Sandbox 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 (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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