Tajiguas Ranch surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 3AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
W
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
0.5
S
2.1
W
2.2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)131271312121212121277810186666161616166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54526911817221726316716720396147163332161318369223137127125125125194
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
W
15
W
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
2.22
3:22PM
1.40
1:16AM
2.09
4:58PM
1.45
2:33AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
0.18
6:43PM
1.27
9:20AM
0.24
8:19PM
1.35
10:33AM
0.30
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:22-------6:20-------6:18---
Sunset-------7:36-------7:37-------7:37
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----141-----------------
Temp. °C141313131415181714121110121922201311111114202319
Feels °C (?)1412119111415151311978141513877711171915
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