Tajiguas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm 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 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.2
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.4
SSW
1
W
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)16161313714151515158888999914910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6666595813211612112185859412312011913416620331571176307285222184
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
25
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffglassglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:28-------6:28-------6:26-
Sunset-7:30-------7:31-------7:31------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C221912111212151920201513141516202322171412111419
Feels °C (?)19148810101417181813111213151920201511871115
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