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Sands Beach
[Updated 6 minutes ago]

Sands Beach Swells & Tide


Surf Height

2-3 ft

TIDE 4.1 ft
SWELL1 2 ft, 194° @ 16s
SWELL2 1.8 ft, 304° @ 12s
SWELL3 0.9 ft, 177° @ 21s
WINDWAVE 2.4 ft, 287° @ 4s
WIND NNW @ 4 mph  
(cross/sideshore)

Sands Beach Tides

Today's tide chart for Sands Beach


high 8:11 AM 3.7'
low 1:56 PM 0.9'
high 8:21 PM 5'

Synopsis


Long period swell from the SSW is working with medium period swell from the WNW to generate surf with average wave heights of 1-2 ft and set waves reaching 2-3 ft, with a dominant period of 16 seconds. Recent winds have been moderate and trending onshore from the W, averaging 6 mph. As of 10:09 PM wind is moderate and cross/sideshore from the NNW (327) at 4 mph. A just passed 5' high tide at 8:21 PM is dropping to a 0.5' low at 2:56 AM.

Sands Beach Weather



Clear
Air 59° F
Water 55° F
Sunrise 6:00 AM
Sunset 7:47 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 Sands 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


WEST SANTA BARBARA 38 NM WEST OF SANTA BARBARA, CA

54 min ago

5.9'   NW   0 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
4.26' NW @ 12.9 sec
(02)
4.26' NW @ 4.3 sec

Santa Cruz Basin, CA (203)

54 min ago

3.9'   S   15 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
2.62' S @ 15.4 sec
(02)
3.28' W @ 4.8 sec

Long-range Swell Forecast

Sands Beach 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day
[Updated 6 minutes ago]

  NNW @ 4 mph

  Clear

2-3 ft

Water: 55°F

Tide: 4.1'

Synopsis

Thursday, May 8, 2025 8:23 PM


SANDS BEACH SURF REPORT:

Long period swell from the SSW is working with medium period swell from the WNW to generate surf with average wave heights of 1-2 ft and set waves reaching 2-3 ft, with a dominant period of 16 seconds. Recent winds have been moderate and trending onshore from the W, averaging 6 mph. As of 10:09 PM wind is moderate and cross/sideshore from the NNW (327) at 4 mph. A just passed 5' high tide at 8:21 PM is dropping to a 0.5' low at 2:56 AM. (...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 Sands 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 Sands Beach


high 8:11 AM 3.7'
low 1:56 PM 0.9'
high 8:21 PM 5'

Sands Beach Weather



Clear
Air 59° F
Water 55° F
Wind
cross/sideshore
4 mph
Sunrise 6:00 AM
Sunset 7:47 PM

Long-range Swell Forecast

Sands Beach 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day

Nearby Buoys


WEST SANTA BARBARA 38 NM WEST OF SANTA BARBARA, CA

54 min ago

5.9'

Sig. Wave Height

NW

Mean Direction

0 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
4.26' NW @ 13 sec
(02)
4.26' NW @ 4 sec

Santa Cruz Basin, CA (203)

54 min ago

3.9'

Sig. Wave Height

S

Mean Direction

15 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
2.62' S @ 15 sec
(02)
3.28' W @ 5 sec