Sandspit surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 26 Oct 2025 PDT
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Sandspit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandspit sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sandspit today?

The current surf forecast for Sandspit at 4PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

Table - waves today at Sandspit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)14151515151414141413131012129101012121212161610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)239242362353334325321226161154169154392361144160180179140106106998449
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
onglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
1.56
12:40PM
1.47
1:56PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:18PM
0.20
9:32PM
0.22
10:41PM
0.20
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
Sunrise7:13-------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---6:10-------6:09-------6:08----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C162022231918171717212321191919202126272625242424
Feels °C (?)172021231817161616202221181717181924242323222222
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