Sandspit Surf Report & Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
0-1FT
Shin to knee
Swell
Wind
10KTSW
13kts gusts, Cross-shore
Tide
Temperature
64°F
3/2mm wetsuit
Santa Barbara Forecast
Matt Kibby •Today
Still tiny locally today. Surf bumps up outside of SB from new SSW pulse.
Struggling to get above knee-high as weak NW swell limps in. Tides don't help much either, staying above 2' all day. Light/variable winds early morning, then light+ SSW onshores develop later AM through the afternoon.
SSW swell peaking outside of SB. Worth traveling if you can pull it. Overhead surf on tap if you can get far enough to the south.
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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