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5
Consistency
3
difficulty
7
crowd
100M
wave length
BEACH
break type
4
WAVE QUALITY
Sandbox
Peak
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Peak
Pipes
Peak
D Street
Peak
Moonlight Beach
Peak
Tamarack
Peak
Stone Steps
Peak
Carlsbad City Beach
Peak
Terra Mar
Peak
Grandview
Peak
Carlsbad
Peak
Oceanside
Peak
Oceanside Harbor
Peak
Ponto
Peak
Swamis
Right
Cardiff Reef
Peak
Beacons (North San Diego)
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Sandbox Surf Spot

North America,  California,  California (South),  San Diego County,  Oceanside to Encinitas
  • What's it like?
  • Forecast
  • Seasons
  • Popular questions

Located in Oceanside to Encinitas, San Diego County, Sandbox is an alright beach break that offers up some peaky breaks on smaller clean swells. The waves here are pretty easy to surf and break for up to 100 meters over a sand bottom.

What are the best surf conditions for Sandbox?

Gets good between waist-high and overhead. We recommend riding a longboard here when smaller and a shortboard as the size picks up. This break is suitable for all levels of surfer. The surf here usually has something to ride (5/10) and will always have a crew (7/10). The best winds are from the East. The best swells are from the Southwest. Works on a low to mid-tide best.

We recommend wearing a 3/2 in the summer here when water temperatures rise to 20 degrees. In the winter a 4/3 is best when water temperatures drop to 15 degrees. See the temperature chart below for more data on this.

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100M LONG WAVE
Beach break OVER Sand BOTTOM

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Seasonal surf conditions at Sandbox

The chart below shows seasonal surf data over a 12 month period. Consistency of swells are only recorded for a swell with a period of more than 7 seconds. This data is for the region and not necessarily specific to Sandbox. It also shows the peak, shoulder and off peak seasons for surfing at Sandbox. Check today's Sandbox surf report for current conditions.

Air and sea temperature for surfing at Sandbox

The air and sea temperatures at Sandbox surf spot are listed below on average over a 12 month period. See our recommendations on what to wear.

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Other Surf Spots Nearby

There are 12 other surf spots near Sandbox. Discover them below:

2KM

Swamis

9
Right | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
4.4KM

Cardiff Reef

8
Peak | Exp Surfers
150m long
Surf forecast
3.2KM

Pipes

7
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
1.6KM

Beacons (North San Diego)

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
300m long
Surf forecast
3KM

Grandview

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
150m long
Surf forecast
17.5KM

Oceanside

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
19.2KM

Oceanside Harbor

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
150m long
Surf forecast
11.9KM

Tamarack

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
6.7KM

Stone Steps

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
471M

Moonlight Beach

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
12.8KM

Carlsbad

5
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
4.3KM

Ponto

4
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast

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