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Sandbox Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Sandbox surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sandbox surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandbox sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 3.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sandbox today?
The current surf forecast for Sandbox at 9AM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Sandbox. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 114 | 83 | 134 | 186 | 184 | 251 | 251 | 181 | 162 | 155 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 316 | 316 | 312 | 238 | 216 | 211 | 208 | 208 | 261 | 258 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:01AM 2.19 | 1:59PM 1.33 | 12:52AM 2.09 | 4:32PM 1.29 | 2:07AM 1.99 | 6:34PM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:28AM 0.43 | 5:58PM 1.12 | 8:56AM 0.47 | 6:39PM 1.27 | 10:34AM 0.45 | 9:12PM 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
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