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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 am Tuesday 05 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tajiguas today?
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | |
173 | 164 | 114 | 114 | 590 | 84 | 84 | 109 | 137 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 112 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 96 | 86 | 82 | 48 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:22PM1.98m | 2:43PM1.35m | 11:58PM1.91m | 4:55PM1.36m | 00:38AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.40m | 5:17PM1.30m | 8:08AM0.47m | 5:18PM1.36m | 9:06AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 14 |
9 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 173 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 137 | 13 | 119 | 119 | 112 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 40 | 34 | 27 | 86 | 82 | 48 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | S 10 | SW 21 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 59 | 164 | 66 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 109 | 56 | 119 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 80 | 68 | 96 | 51 | 51 | 13 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SW 21 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 69 | 2 | 76 | 77 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 80 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 590 | 123 | 118 | 69 | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | 15 | 37 | 56 | 48 | 42 | — | — | 38 | 62 | 136 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 323 | 323 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 173 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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