Tajiguas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 10 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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tajiguas today?

The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)20s
Afternoon (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)20s
Evening (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)1199101010202020191919191818181818171716999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)210103103236227169190188186184190181180157154152152156154145105108113111
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
0
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
1.70
9:38PM
1.39
4:59AM
1.71
8:51PM
1.44
6:09AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
0.63
9:57PM
1.39
1:14PM
0.54
12:16AM
1.34
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------7:16-------7:15-------7:13-
Sunset-7:02-------7:04-------7:05------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181713131312131823211817171717262828221919191926
Feels °C (?)171712121311121720201714141413242526201616151624
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