Tajiguas Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Santa Barbara, USA)

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Tajiguas Surf Guide

Tajiguas in Santa Barbara is a quite exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf. The surf tends to be optimum in the spring. Works best in offshore winds from the north. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around mid tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include rocks, rips and sharks.

Tajiguas Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	14.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tajiguas:

The best conditions reported for surf at Tajiguas occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Tajiguas (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Tajiguas with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 18% of the time in September while 6% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 76% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

18%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

76%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Tajiguas surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Tajiguas is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA, 51 km (32 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Tajiguas is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD), also in USA, 99 km (61 miles) away.

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Tajiguas Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 08:33 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	WNW	SSW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	16	16	15	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross

Tides at Tajiguas

Current tide and informaton

For Beavers, 5 km from Tajiguas.

Next High Water: 01:26pm | 1.38m

Next Low Water: 04:57pm | 1.24m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Tajiguas Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.4 °C) at Tajiguas is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (18.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 14.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite