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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 10 pm Sunday 03 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
14.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tajiguas Ranch today?
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas Ranch at 5AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
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 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | |
61 | 69 | 66 | 100 | 97 | 98 | 188 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 173 | 164 | 151 | 114 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 109 | 118 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 112 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:50PM2.05m | 1:26PM1.38m | 11:22PM1.98m | 2:43PM1.35m | 11:58PM1.91m | 4:55PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.34m | 4:57PM1.24m | 7:14AM0.40m | 5:17PM1.30m | 8:08AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 47 | 47 | 46 | 66 | 97 | 86 | 188 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 173 | 154 | 151 | 114 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 85 | 82 | 17 | 119 | 119 | 112 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 66 | 100 | 45 | 43 | 99 | 65 | 35 | 60 | 59 | 164 | 66 | 49 | 84 | 84 | 104 | 109 | 118 | 119 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | NW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 69 | 42 | 42 | 72 | 98 | 8 | 34 | 41 | 41 | 69 | 4 | 76 | 77 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | — | W 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 38 | 41 | 32 | 24 | 21 | — | — | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 292 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 324 | 245 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 24 |
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