Tajiguas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 11 Mar 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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tajiguas today?

The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 2PM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)20s
Afternoon (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)20s
Evening (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)20202019191919181818181817171689991616889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19018818618418318118015715415215215615414510587113111124124122119127169
Wind
(km/h)
0
SE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
0
SSW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
0
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
1.39
4:59AM
1.71
8:51PM
1.44
6:09AM
1.79
8:56PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
0.63
9:57PM
1.39
1:14PM
0.54
12:16AM
1.34
1:52PM
0.44
1:10AM
1.25
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
Sunrise7:16-------7:15-------7:13-------
Sunset---7:04-------7:05-------7:06----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121722211817171717263027221919181826282620191818
Feels °C (?)121620201715141414242726201616141524252518171616
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