Sandspit

Point break

Californie, États-Unis

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From level advanced · Shorty 2 mmAccessible from advanced level: hip-high waves (0.4–0.6 m), fairly forgiving, a long, powerful swell (13 s) that pushes hard, an onshore wind that chops up the surface. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
Nearby spots
Rincon (Santa Barbara)5.520 km · Point breakC Street (Surfers Point)5.839 km · Point break
Conditions
5.7/10
Fair
Size
0.4–0.6 m
hip-high
Wind
14 km/h
WSW · Cross-onshore
Swell
0.5 m
13 s · SSW
Best window · 6h7.6/10 · 0.4–0.6 m · 11 km/h
Today's take

Small wave, nice long, clean swell from the SSW. Side-onshore wind that degrades the quality. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
15h0.3–0.41117☀️25°
18hBest0.3–0.51314☀️22°
21h0.3–0.586☀️18°

3-hour slots (spot local time · PDT) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h15 Sat06h12h18h0 mBM 05:33-0.7 mPM 11:54+0.8 mBM 17:50-0.3 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Fri, Aug 14, 22:42 PDT · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.