Sandspit Surf Report & Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
0-1FT
Shin to knee
Swell
Wind
6KTSSW
8kts gusts, Cross-shore
Tide
Temperature
64°F
3/2mm wetsuit
Santa Barbara Forecast
Chris Borg •Today
Weak waves around town today, best as the tide starts pushing in mid-AM. Light AM winds.
Knee-thigh high waves look as good as it's going to get, longboardable on the tide push this morning before bogging down on the high afternoon tides. Winds best in the AM too, getting lumpy as onshore southwesterly winds pick up in the afternoon.
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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