Tajiguas Ranch surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 29 Aug 2025 PDT
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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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)181716161616161616191818181717171616161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)115178208175154173175139159305276215321373317331314292324311314330296285
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
0
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
0
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
E
0
SE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:55PM
1.76
2:47PM
1.73
4:02PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
0.79
11:36PM
0.72
12:44AM
0.61
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:33-
Sunset-7:30-------7:29-------7:28------
clear
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. °C293023212120243030302625232225303130272625242631
Feels °C (?)282922202120242929292625232125293029262524242630
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Barbara

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Tajiguas Ranch (light winds from the W at Santa Ynez Airport 15 km from Tajiguas Ranch). 1.0m 5s windswell from the WNW with a 0.4m 7s swell from the SW and a 0.2m 13s groundswell from the SSW as well as a 0.2m 16s long period groundswell from the SW. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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W
Cross-On
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