Sands Beach (Isla Vista) is a student-packed, shifting sandbar beachbreak that can punch into hollow lefts and rights on solid W-WNW winter groundswell. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Isla Vista in California.
Forecast
As of:
Rocks and kelp patches near Coal Oil Point create real low-tide hazards and push many surfers toward the cleaner sandbars by Devereux Slough.
Expect best surf on W-WNW groundswells with offshore NE breezes-mid to high tide usually fills the peaks while low tide exposes submerged rocks and kelp.
Crowds spike quickly on sunny winter/spring swell days.
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