Sandspit Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam
Nearby Spots
Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
0-1FT
Shin to knee
Swell
Wind
4KTSWSW
5kts gusts, Cross-shore
Tide
Temperature
62°F
3/2mm wetsuit
Santa Barbara Forecast
Chris Borg •Today
Small but longboardable surf today. Cleanest in the AM, PM stays pretty decent. Fun outside of SB.
Dawn to 10:00AM: NW swell mix keeps knee-waist high waves going at the better spots, stomach high for standouts. Mid-morning low tide drains out most spots, better on the other side of it/as it pushes into midday. Quick window for the dawn patrol, but it drains out fast. Light southerly sea breeze.
Afternoon Outlook: SW onshores puff up to light+ back half of the day. Nice size SW swell rolling in for spots outside of SB if you want to travel
Sandspit Surf Forecast
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Sandspit Surf Guide
Created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the breakwater finger sticking into picturesque Santa Barbara Harbor works magic with the local sand flow, arranging those precious grains in such a fashion that they transform ordinary lines of swell into insanely hollow rights that can either peel on and on, or dump squarely onto your back, depositing you straight into the oh-so-shallow bottom. Most surfers think that Sandspit only breaks on the biggest of winter swells with that crazy backwash, cho... Read more