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Sand Dollar Beach
[Updated 26 minutes ago]

Sand Dollar Beach Swells & Tide


Surf Height

4-5+ ft

TIDE 5.3 ft
SWELL1 1.9 ft, 202° @ 16s
SWELL2 1.7 ft, 215° @ 13s
SWELL3 0.5 ft, 163° @ 9s
WINDWAVE 7.4 ft, 309° @ 13s
WIND NW @ 6 mph  
(onshore)

Sand Dollar Beach Tides

Today's tide chart for Sand Dollar Beach


high 4:36 AM 3.5'
low 8:30 AM 2.9'
high 3:06 PM 5.8'

Synopsis


Long period swell from the NW along with long period swell from the SSW are working together to put surf with most waves in the 2-3+ ft range and set waves reaching 4-5+ ft, with a dominant period of 13 seconds. Recent winds have been moderate and trending onshore from the NW, averaging 5 mph. As of 4:08 PM wind is moderate and onshore from the NW (315) at 6 mph. A recently-passed higher than average 5.8' high tide at 3:06 PM is racing out to a 0.1' low at 11:06 PM. The heavy tide could put a damper on things. Plan accordingly.

Sand Dollar Beach Weather



Sunny
Air 88° F
Water 63° F
Sunrise 6:46 AM
Sunset 7:15 PM

Swell Analysis

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Height Direction Period
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s
swell2 6 ft 10s
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)
The dominant energy hitting Sand Dollar Beach is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

There was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry.” Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.

Nearby Buoys


CAPE SAN MARTIN - 55NM WEST NW OF MORRO BAY, CA

14 min ago

6.6'   WNW   0 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
4.92' WNW @ 13.8 sec
(02)
4.26' NW @ 6.7 sec

CABRILLO POINT, MONTEREY BAY, CA (158)

14 min ago

2.6'   NNW   12 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.97' NNW @ 11.8 sec
(02)
1.64' NNW @ 9.9 sec

SANTA MARIA - 21NM NW OF POINT ARGUELLO, CA

14 min ago

7.5'   NW   0 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
5.58' NW @ 13.8 sec
(02)
4.92' NW @ 6.2 sec

Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA (222)

14 min ago

7.5'   NW   13 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
5.25' NW @ 12.5 sec
(02)
5.25' NW @ 6.2 sec

Long-range Swell Forecast

Sand Dollar Beach 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day
[Updated 26 minutes ago]

  NW @ 6 mph

  Sunny

4-5+ ft

Water: 63°F

Tide: 5.3'

Synopsis

Saturday, September 13, 2025 4:03 PM


SAND DOLLAR BEACH SURF REPORT:

Long period swell from the NW along with long period swell from the SSW are working together to put surf with most waves in the 2-3+ ft range and set waves reaching 4-5+ ft, with a dominant period of 13 seconds. Recent winds have been moderate and trending onshore from the NW, averaging 5 mph. As of 4:08 PM wind is moderate and onshore from the NW (315) at 6 mph. A recently-passed higher than average 5.8' high tide at 3:06 PM is racing out to a 0.1' low at 11:06 PM. The heavy tide could put a damper on things. Plan accordingly. (...read more)

Swell Analysis


Swell/Wind Analysis

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Height Direction Period Energy
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s 420 kJ
swell2 6 ft 10s 42 kJ
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s 69 kj
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s 420 kj
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)

The dominant energy hitting Sand Dollar Beach is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

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Tides

Today's tide chart for Sand Dollar Beach


high 4:36 AM 3.5'
low 8:30 AM 2.9'
high 3:06 PM 5.8'

Sand Dollar Beach Weather



Sunny
Air 88° F
Water 63° F
Wind
onshore
6 mph
Sunrise 6:46 AM
Sunset 7:15 PM

Long-range Swell Forecast

Sand Dollar Beach 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day

Nearby Buoys


CAPE SAN MARTIN - 55NM WEST NW OF MORRO BAY, CA

14 min ago

6.6'

Sig. Wave Height

WNW

Mean Direction

0 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
4.92' WNW @ 14 sec
(02)
4.26' NW @ 7 sec

CABRILLO POINT, MONTEREY BAY, CA (158)

14 min ago

2.6'

Sig. Wave Height

NNW

Mean Direction

12 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.97' NNW @ 12 sec
(02)
1.64' NNW @ 10 sec

SANTA MARIA - 21NM NW OF POINT ARGUELLO, CA

14 min ago

7.5'

Sig. Wave Height

NW

Mean Direction

0 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
5.58' NW @ 14 sec
(02)
4.92' NW @ 6 sec

Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA (222)

14 min ago

7.5'

Sig. Wave Height

NW

Mean Direction

13 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
5.25' NW @ 12 sec
(02)
5.25' NW @ 6 sec