Sandspit Surf Forecast

/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (34.41° N 119.69° W)

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Sandspit surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 15 Jul 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 17.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sandspit today?

The current surf forecast for Sandspit at 1AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	18s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	17s
Evening (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s

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

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	Tue 15		Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wed 23
	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	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	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	W	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Period(s) (?)	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	18	15	15	14	14	15	15	16	16	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	6	12	12	18	18	18	18	16	16	16
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	208	231	214	284	281	317	303	287	277	268	267	264	261	203	247	145	220	210	219	145	145	172	217	211	170	144	141	87	91	123	121	128	142	145	90	82	77	76	80	74	73	126	133	72	67	72	72	71	72	47	80	67	83	114	65	57	67	126	141	222
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	S	ESE	SE	S	S	SW	W	WNW	WSW	ESE	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	W	SSE	ESE	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	NNW	E	S	S	SW	SW	WSW	NW	N	ENE	ENE	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	NNE	E	ESE	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	NNE	E	ESE	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	NNW	NE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)			1:26AM 1.32					3:01PM 1.48				2:41AM 1.09				3:48PM 1.59				4:28AM 0.92				4:40PM 1.71					6:29AM 0.89				5:35PM 1.83					8:02AM 0.97			6:31PM 1.94					9:04AM 1.06			7:25PM 2.02					9:50AM 1.13				8:16PM 2.08
Low Tide / height (m)	7:52PM 0.69					8:06AM 0.17				9:20PM 0.60				8:44AM 0.36				10:56PM 0.44				9:30AM 0.54					12:20AM 0.21			10:30AM 0.69					1:24AM -0.01				11:41AM 0.79					2:18AM -0.20			12:51PM 0.82					3:05AM -0.33			1:53PM 0.80					3:49AM -0.39

	Tue 15		Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wed 23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	15	15	17	20	21	21	17	17	17	17	19	21	23	23	20	20	20	18	21	23	23	24	23	22	20	20	22	23	23	25	24	22	19	18	21	22	23	22	20	19	18	17	20	22	23	23	21	19	18	17	19	22	22	22	21	19	18	18
Feels °C (?)	17	18	16	16	17	20	22	21	17	17	18	17	19	21	22	22	20	20	21	18	22	23	22	23	23	22	20	21	22	22	22	24	24	22	18	18	21	22	22	21	20	19	17	17	20	22	23	23	22	19	18	17	19	22	21	22	22	19	18	18

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Barbara

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Sandspit (calm at BUOY-NTBC1 0 km from Sandspit). 0.4m 12s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.4m 12s groundswell from the WSW and a 0.3m 10s swell from the SW as well as a 0.2m 12s groundswell from the S. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
11 hours 43 minutes ago Sandspit

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