The Wave
Crowds surge with sunny west-northwest swell days.
Break works best on W-WNW groundswells with light ENE/NE offshore breeze and mid-high tide, and the better peaks often sit a few hundred yards north of the slough mouth.
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Sands Beach
A busy Isla Vista sand-and-reef beachbreak that can turn surprisingly hollow over shifting sandbars near the Devereux slough mouth. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Sands Beach in California.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelIntermediate - Advanced
LocationCalifornia, US
Forecast
- Waves 1-2 ft+
- Period 8 s
- Wind SW 5 kt
As of:
Tide curve (forecast)
1.3 ftfalling
- Low0.2 ft
- High4.9 ft
- Low1.4 ft
- High5.2 ft
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Shallow submerged rocks and persistent kelp near the slough make low-tide takeoffs higher consequence and push good peaks toward the sandbar runs.
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