Tajiguas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tajiguas today?

The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (14 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Tajiguas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)1414999161377815151515788899881410
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101108151108906659203147120121121858511712812711915819721734171169
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
NW
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise--6:30-------6:28-------6:28-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:31-------7:31--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111113192120121112121419212015131414162023241814
Feels °C (?)88111718169810101217191713111212141820201510
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