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Tajiguas Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Tajiguas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tajiguas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tajiguas sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tajiguas today?
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 8PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tajiguas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | |
86 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 106 | 89 | 67 | 112 | 207 | 280 | 258 | 275 | 238 | 206 | 202 | 166 | 154 | 169 | 184 | 161 | 216 | 180 | 162 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 1:31AM1.72m | 6:24PM1.48m | 2:44AM1.64m | 6:32PM1.56m | 4:10AM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM0.54m | 9:33PM1.43m | 10:52AM0.56m | 11:19PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 |
24 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 86 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 90 | 89 | 67 | 112 | 49 | 79 | 258 | 275 | 238 | 206 | 202 | 166 | 154 | 169 | 50 | 140 | 216 | 165 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 19 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 27 | 78 | 77 | 62 | 33 | 27 | 17 | 49 | 50 | 79 | 40 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 184 | 51 | 121 | 180 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | NW 17 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | S 20 | WNW 15 | S 21 | S 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 58 | 23 | 32 | 23 | 76 | 119 | 173 | 161 | 48 | 69 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 64 | 118 | 137 | 113 | 106 | — | — | 61 | 207 | 280 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 172 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
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