Goleta · Santa Barbara County · California
Sands Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Goleta, California
Sands Beach, Goleta, California: 3–4 ft, chest high, at 6 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 2.2 ft at 13 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 5 mph offshore wind from the northeast. Water is about 73°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.4 ft at 9:04 am.
3–4 ft
chest high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.2 ft · 13 s · WSWplus 1.7 ft · 7 s · W
- Wind
- 5 mph (NE)offshore
- Tide
- 4.6 ft risinghigh 6.4 ft at 9:04 am
- Water
- 73°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 66°Ffeels like 57°F
- Sun
- rise 6:28 amset 4:58 pm
Sands Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Sands Beach: 3 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Sands Beach: 9 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 amnow | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 4.6 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 5.5 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 6.1 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (E), gusts 11 | 6.4 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 10 | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 4.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 2.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (W) | -0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (E) | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (E) | 4.9 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 5.6 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 6.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 10 | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 5.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 4.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 3.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (S) | 2.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 0.1 ft |
Sands Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 6 am, sets at Sands Beach arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 3.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 7 s
- Lulls
- about 27 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 46% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Sands Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Sands Beach: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 5–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–7 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–6 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Sands Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–4 ft | Good | 2.2 ft · 13 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | calm | 3 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 5 mph cross-shore (S) | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.7 ft · 13 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 12 | 7 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 14 | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–6 ft | Great | 2.8 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–7 ft | Good | 4.7 ft · 15 s · WSW | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–6 ft | Great | 3.0 ft · 16 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–6 ft | Good | 1.8 ft · 6 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–8 ft | Good | — | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 18 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–6 ft | Great | — | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 13 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 2–3 ft | Good | — | 8 mph cross-shore (N) | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Sands Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Sands Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Sands Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.8 ft at 2:42 am, high 6.4 ft at 9:04 am, low -0.1 ft at 4:25 pm and high 4.0 ft at 11:07 pm. At 6 am the tide is 4.6 ft and rising.
Sands Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:42 amHigh 6.4 ft at 9:04 amLow -0.1 ft at 4:25 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 11:07 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:15 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:32 amLow 0.1 ft at 5:10 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 3.7 ft at 12:10 amLow 3.3 ft at 3:31 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:05 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:54 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.8 ft at 1:21 amLow 3.6 ft at 3:50 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:41 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:46 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.9 ft at 2:55 amLow 3.8 ft at 4:31 amHigh 5.5 ft at 11:21 amLow 0.9 ft at 7:44 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.9 ft at 4:16 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:41 amHigh 4.9 ft at 12:11 pmLow 0.9 ft at 8:37 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 4:53 amLow 3.8 ft at 8:13 amHigh 4.5 ft at 1:25 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:27 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.3 ft at 5:10 amLow 3.5 ft at 10:13 amHigh 4.2 ft at 2:51 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Sands Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Sands Beach is about 73°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 57°F and a 5 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 72 and 74°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Sands Beach
- Coal Oil Point0.4 mi SE · 3 ft · Great
- Ellwood0.5 mi NNW · 3 ft · Great
- Devereux0.5 mi ESE · 2–3 ft · Great
- Depressions1.6 mi E · 2–3 ft · Good
- Haskell's Beach2.4 mi NW · 2–3 ft · Good
- Campus Point2.4 mi E · 2 ft · Good
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About Sands Beach
Sands Beach is a beach break in Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, facing southwest.
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