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
5KTSWNW
8kts gusts, Offshore
Tide
Temperature
64°F
3/2mm wetsuit
Santa Barbara Forecast
Matt Kibby •Today
Local spots stay small today, better waves continue for areas outside of SB.
Minor swell and weak waves locally. Light morning SSW onshores rise to low-end moderate for the afternoon.
Slow easing SW swell is still proving fun surf at exposures outside of SB. Morning winds are light, rising afternoon onshores.
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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