The Wave
The beach tends to pick up WSW-WNW groundswells with cleaner conditions in E-NE wind windows.
The south end yields softer, longer lefts into a channel while the north end produces faster, hollow rights.
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Sand Dollar Beach
Big Sur's longest sandy strand with a broad crescent that produces both lefts and rights - powerful at the peaks and mellowing into deep channels down the south end. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Sand Dollar Beach in California.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelIntermediate - Advanced
LocationCalifornia, US
Forecast
- Waves 2-3 ft+
- Period 8 s
- Wind NW 8 kt
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Lineup Insights
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A steep dune access and persistent rips near the south end shape lineups and make sit-outs and quick exits awkward.
Watch for submerged rocks and seasonal marine mammals.
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