Tajiguas Ranch surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 PST
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Tajiguas Ranch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tajiguas Ranch sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tajiguas Ranch today?

The current surf forecast for Tajiguas Ranch at 9AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (18 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (18 Feb)7ft (2.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
0
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)101011121212121212121278910101111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)209120971924183916241565133810828556578334787901230154413571080808650485356407353222
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17PM
1.71
9:40AM
2.07
10:42PM
1.79
10:21AM
1.93
11:09PM
1.86
11:06AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
0.84
4:21PM
0.32
4:22AM
0.77
4:47PM
0.45
5:12AM
0.72
5:14PM
0.61
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:39-----
Sunset-----5:45-------5:46-------5:47--
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
4---------491-----------
Temp. °C109810121288810101213119976611131398
Feels °C (?)233566345879633421279965
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