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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 pm Thursday 30 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
14.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tajiguas Ranch today?
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas Ranch at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
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 Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 14 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | |
75 | 106 | 166 | 46 | 97 | 127 | 101 | 99 | 77 | 67 | 269 | 109 | 109 | 136 | 217 | 79 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 94 | 199 | 158 | 54 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:28PM2.11m | 10:52AM1.55m | 9:53PM2.11m | 11:38AM1.50m | 10:20PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.90m | 4:29AM0.30m | 3:42PM1.00m | 5:05AM0.27m | 4:08PM1.09m | 5:44AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 7 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 54 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 97 | 127 | 101 | 99 | 77 | 57 | 17 | 109 | 109 | 21 | 217 | 79 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 21 | 199 | 158 | 32 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | S 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 69 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 63 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 136 | 7 | 57 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 94 | 7 | 25 | 54 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 10 | WSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 75 | 106 | 166 | 143 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 67 | 269 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 56 | 73 | — | 47 | 35 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 58 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 325 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 325 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
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