Tajiguas Ranch surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.7°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 12AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)191919191818181818181818171616161616169109910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)969696938481808015415215215014513293127125125124203283314321341
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
0
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
SW
5
W
15
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
1.32
1:32AM
2.05
5:13PM
1.31
2:45AM
1.97
6:52PM
1.41
4:17AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:41PM
1.15
9:36AM
0.40
7:37PM
1.28
11:04AM
0.38
9:51PM
1.34
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------6:58-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-7:14-------7:14-------7:15------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242420181717172426241919181818242525181817171724
Feels °C (?)232320171616162325231918161717222324151614141623
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