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Sandspit Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Sandspit surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sandspit today?
The current surf forecast for Sandspit at 12PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sandspit. (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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 97 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 129 | 132 | 129 | 116 | 114 | 116 | 123 | 116 | 112 | 110 | 146 | 221 | 208 | 204 | 240 | 200 | 192 | 176 | 54 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:17AM 1.33 | 11:18PM 1.70 | 12:09PM 1.16 | 11:53PM 1.73 | 1:13PM 0.99 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:10AM -0.03 | 5:00PM 0.19 | 6:00AM -0.09 | 5:28PM 0.35 | 6:56AM -0.09 | 5:57PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
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