Tajiguas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 08 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
13.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tajiguas today?

The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 12AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)--
Afternoon (09 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (09 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)101013131312121212111111111111111111111111112020
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38131116114106838294156170206167170170173183173206183245240240198188
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
ESE
15
E
25
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
offglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
1.28
1:25AM
1.80
5:07PM
1.20
2:11AM
1.74
3:27AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:33PM
1.10
9:22AM
0.73
5:53PM
1.20
11:00AM
0.71
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise------7:18-------7:18-------7:16-
Sunset-7:01-------7:01-------7:02------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272618181815141818181414131212171919131212121218
Feels °C (?)222015151412111415161314121111161717121211111117
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