Tajiguas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 23 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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tajiguas today?

The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 1PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
W
7
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
S
13
0.5
W
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
125
125
77
77
73
118
108
93
86
97
64
57
55
83
84
55
113
72
71
71
69
71
109
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
W
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:04PM1.55m
4:03AM1.84m
6:47PM1.67m
5:28AM1.78m
7:21PM1.78m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.30m
10:22PM1.31m
11:38AM0.34m
11:57PM1.17m
12:30PM0.39m
1:04AM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:18
6:18
6:16
6:16
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7:37
7:38
7:39
7:39
Temp °C
14
20
21
21
16
14
14
13
15
20
21
20
13
11
10
10
12
17
17
15
13
13
11
11
12
17
18
17
13
11
11
10
13
17
17
15
9
8
7
7
10
15
14
11
10
12
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.4
S
16
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
13
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
S
13
0.5
W
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
15
Energy kJ
62
49
38
77
77
73
102
108
84
86
65
64
57
55
83
84
55
113
72
71
71
69
71
109
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
NW
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
125
125
125
51
75
42
42
44
44
65
65
62
49
49
55
55
29
55
55
30
29
26
26
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
S
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
35
31
30
14
28
42
42
57
42
66
21
21
13
14
14
14
50
7
12
12
31
30
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
W
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
5
1
WNW
7
1
W
7
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
53
47
126
122
118
90
93
97
110
136
93
70
51
38
25
24
16
15
11
16
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
17
26
24
0
0
0
0
0
174
26
60
26
24
0
0
0
26
290
290
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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