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Tajiguas Ranch Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Tajiguas Ranch surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 16 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tajiguas Ranch today?
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas Ranch at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tajiguas Ranch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
480 | 407 | 473 | 650 | 970 | 613 | 789 | 1432 | 1150 | 1760 | 1733 | 1398 | 1379 | 1828 | 2257 | 1759 | 1252 | 861 | 669 | 579 | 478 | 397 | 314 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 10:42AM1.56m | 9:38PM2.45m | 11:42AM1.53m | 10:23PM2.45m | 12:45PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.01m | 3:17PM0.99m | 5:03AM-0.08m | 4:01PM1.07m | 5:56AM-0.09m | 4:49PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
10 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 480 | 407 | 473 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 68 | 402 | 312 | 1760 | 1733 | 1398 | 1379 | 59 | 35 | 1759 | 1252 | 861 | 669 | 579 | 478 | 397 | 314 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 4 | S 13 | SE 4 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 113 | 157 | 116 | 56 | 55 | 38 | 38 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 47 | 47 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 64 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 33 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | ESE 2 | SE 10 | E 4 | SE 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 339 | 339 | 346 | 650 | 970 | 613 | 789 | 1432 | 1150 | 1447 | 1633 | 1192 | 1189 | 1828 | 2257 | 1407 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 24 | 247 | 0 | 0 |
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