Tajiguas Ranch surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.1°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 5AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
WNW
0.4
SSW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)1414141497161613788151581578889986
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113103101108148716687591911511201211218585117128130122166208330254
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
W
20
W
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:30-------6:28-------6:28---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:31-------7:31
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131010101319212012101212151920211513131416202324
Feels °C (?)977711171816871010141717181311111214171919
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