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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 Thursday 16 Apr 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 1.2°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 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tajiguas Ranch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 84 | 82 | 81 | 137 | 151 | 232 | 306 | 249 | 283 | 260 | 218 | 169 | 136 | 117 | 90 | 93 | 82 | 86 | 54 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:42AM 1.76 | 9:35PM 2.20 | 10:34AM 1.70 | 10:07PM 2.29 | 11:31AM 1.61 | 10:45PM 2.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:36AM 0.41 | 3:20PM 0.68 | 4:20AM 0.23 | 3:52PM 0.79 | 5:08AM 0.12 | 4:26PM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
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