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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 10 am Tuesday 12 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
14.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tajiguas today?
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 5PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
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 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
167 | 167 | 167 | 133 | 130 | 128 | 115 | 108 | 105 | 104 | 152 | 167 | 254 | 133 | 173 | 210 | 429 | 349 | 343 | 259 | 249 | 286 | 294 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.54m | 7:22PM1.94m | 7:45AM1.56m | 7:48PM2.10m | 8:45AM1.57m | 8:20PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.67m | 1:55AM0.66m | 1:20PM0.74m | 2:39AM0.40m | 1:57PM0.82m | 3:24AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 161 | 128 | 130 | 133 | 130 | 128 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 152 | 167 | 254 | 133 | 140 | 110 | 429 | 349 | 343 | 259 | 249 | 286 | 294 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 167 | 167 | 167 | 121 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 108 | 105 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 70 | 104 | 173 | 210 | 147 | 102 | 100 | 142 | 184 | 179 | 176 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 20 | S 19 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 25 | 30 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 323 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 31 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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