Sands Beach

Isla Vista, United States

Right now

The conditions at the spot at 5:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time.

Fair

Knee-high (0.8 m) at 6 s going to E, moderate cross-offshore wind going to W

Swell

0.8 m

E

6 s

Wind

10 km/h

W

Cross-offshore

Tide

1.5 m

Falling

Weather

18 °C

Mostly clear

23 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Good

0.9 m · 6 s

E

9 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

1.5 m

Clear · 18 °C

1 AM

Good

0.9 m · 6 s

E

10 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

1.6 m

Clear · 18 °C

2 AM

Good

0.9 m · 6 s

E

10 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.6 m

Overcast · 18 °C

3 AM

Good

0.8 m · 6 s

E

10 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.6 m

Overcast · 19 °C

4 AM

Good

0.8 m · 6 s

E

10 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.5 m

Mostly clear · 18 °C

5 AM

Fair

0.8 m · 6 s

E

10 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

1.5 m

Mostly clear · 18 °C

6 AM

Fair

0.8 m · 6 s

E

9 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.5 m

Partly cloudy · 18 °C

7 AM

Fair

0.8 m · 6 s

E

9 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.5 m

Overcast · 19 °C

8 AM

Fair

0.7 m · 6 s

E

6 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.6 m

Overcast · 19 °C

9 AM

Fair

0.7 m · 6 s

E

5 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.8 m

Overcast · 21 °C

10 AM

Fair

0.7 m · 5 s

E

4 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

1.9 m

Overcast · 21 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 5 s

E

9 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

2.1 m

Light drizzle · 20 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 5 s

E

10 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

2.2 m

Overcast · 21 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 5 s

E

10 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

2.2 m

Overcast · 21 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 5 s

E

11 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

2.1 m

Overcast · 21 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 5 s

E

14 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.9 m

Mostly clear · 21 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 5 s

E

14 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.7 m

Mostly clear · 21 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 5 s

E

13 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.5 m

Mostly clear · 21 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 6 s

E

14 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.3 m

Mostly clear · 20 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 6 s

E

12 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.1 m

Mostly clear · 19 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 6 s

E

11 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1 m

Overcast · 18 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 6 s

E

10 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1 m

Overcast · 19 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 6 s

E

8 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1.1 m

Overcast · 19 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 6 s

E

6 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1.2 m

Overcast · 19 °C

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