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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 Friday 29 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
14.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tajiguas today (29 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 10PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
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 Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
258 | 215 | 193 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 121 | 116 | 61 | 292 | 241 | 184 | 480 | 341 | 320 | 422 | 431 | 494 | 423 | 389 | 368 | 360 | 448 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:53PM2.13m | 10:59AM1.46m | 9:24PM2.13m | 11:42AM1.45m | 9:57PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM1.10m | 4:17AM0.24m | 3:09PM1.15m | 4:54AM0.22m | 3:41PM1.19m | 5:32AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 |
19 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 22 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 258 | 215 | 193 | 188 | 186 | 59 | 79 | 63 | 116 | 61 | 157 | 67 | 184 | 480 | 341 | 320 | 422 | 336 | 428 | 415 | 389 | 292 | 240 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | WNW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 110 | 108 | 75 | 74 | 63 | 186 | 183 | 121 | 65 | 51 | 34 | 181 | 181 | 256 | 82 | 307 | 339 | 33 | 155 | 322 | 21 | 368 | 360 | 448 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 23 | S 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 20 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 31 | 41 | 25 | 33 | 64 | 29 | 165 | 57 | 34 | 41 | 4 | 68 | 14 | 41 | 54 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 121 | 94 | 148 | 87 | 58 | 51 | — | 75 | 114 | 229 | 292 | 241 | 103 | — | — | — | 281 | 431 | 494 | 423 | 366 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 60 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 60 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 |
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