Sandspit surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 04 May 2026 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sandspit today?

The current surf forecast for Sandspit at 7PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
1.3
W
5
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
118
116
116
78
74
82
82
84
86
84
86
116
119
119
118
91
52
51
51
51
51
51
66
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:09PM0.94m
11:15PM1.58m
2:17PM0.91m
11:50PM1.51m
3:58PM0.91m
00:33AM1.42m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.79m
7:05AM-0.03m
5:01PM0.85m
7:58AM0.03m
5:16PM0.90m
8:59AM0.08m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
6:03
6:03
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7:45
7:45
7:45
7:46
Temp °C
17
17
15
14
14
13
14
18
17
18
16
15
14
13
16
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
19
21
14
15
14
13
12
10
11
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
15
17
16
17
15
16
16
16
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.7
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
Energy kJ
121
118
116
116
78
69
67
67
66
66
84
86
24
11
119
118
91
52
51
25
27
22
24
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.2
S
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
66
66
36
36
46
74
82
82
84
84
11
59
116
119
11
8
8
5
26
51
51
51
51
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
18
17
41
41
68
34
49
30
11
10
7
9
57
37
28
28
27
27
10
25
12
12
35
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
W
4
1.1
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.4
W
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
WNW
5
0.5
W
6
0.9
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
2
65
1
1
5
10
15
21
51
86
102
42
35
1
5
15
34
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
350
15
0
0
0
0
0
20
350
350
6
0
0
0
0
136
136
15
5
5
5
5
5
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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