Tajiguas Ranch surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 19 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
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 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
W
0.4
NW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
0.7
WNW
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)14141313131313131313131313814131212121212778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74711021021026968686867565554615411816730935341312986127167
Wind
(km/h)
0
N
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
NE
5
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34PM
1.51
11:27PM
2.30
1:49PM
1.43
12:16AM
2.22
3:22PM
1.40
1:16AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
0.09
5:03PM
1.04
7:00AM
0.11
5:46PM
1.16
8:06AM
0.18
6:43PM
1.27
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise6:24-------6:22-------6:22-------
Sunset---7:35-------7:36-------7:36----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------741----
Temp. °C162121201513131215192018141413131514161613121110
Feels °C (?)1619191814121210141616151313111010121314111197
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