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Sand Dollar Beach, Big Sur, CA

3.5ft
swell
VERY GOOD
8s period
☁️Overcast
62°Fair
68°Fwater
7 km/hNE
offshore Hs4.5ft
Swell Period8s
Swell DirWNW
Wind7 km/h
Wind Gust7 km/h
UV Index4

Swell

Primary

3.5ft8sfrom WNW 294°
NESW

Wind

7km/h

NE51°

Gusts7 km/h
ConditionsGlassy

Conditions

Water
68°F
🌡Air
62°F
UV Index
4 Moderate
Visibility
18 km

Sky

☁️

Overcast

Rain chance
4%
Gusts
7 km/h

48-Hour Wave Outlook

10-Day Forecast

Today

🌦
★★★★

1.5–3.5ft

WNW
64°F58°F
↑11

Tomorrow

🌧
★★★★

1–3.5ft

SSW
63°F56°F
↑11
💧37%

Sun

🌦
★★★★

1.5–4.5ft

SSW
65°F53°F
↑18
💧28%

Hover or tap any day for a full forecast breakdown.

Tides

📡

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Spots Nearby

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Surf Climatology

Sand Dollar Beach Surf Report

Big Sur, CA · 35.9250°, -121.4696°

Also known as: Sand Dollar

Sand Dollar Beach (Big Sur, CA) is a beach break. It has both lefts and rights. In our swell history, its best months are Jan & Feb. This page is its live surf report and 10-day forecast from Groundswell. The forecast shows swell height, period and direction, wind and tides hour by hour, with a rating for each day.

Peak Season

Jan & Feb

Best time to surf Sand Dollar Beach: seasonal wave data

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