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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 Wednesday 22 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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.2°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 7AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | S 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | |
229 | 166 | 102 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 77 | 114 | 131 | 137 | 121 | 91 | 84 | 79 | 102 | 136 | 55 | 83 | 84 | 55 | 113 | 72 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 2:33AM1.95m | 6:04PM1.55m | 4:03AM1.84m | 6:47PM1.67m | 5:28AM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM1.35m | 10:33AM0.30m | 10:22PM1.31m | 11:38AM0.34m | 11:57PM1.17m | 12:30PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
 kJ | 93 | 83 | 81 | 69 | 62 | 39 | 28 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 102 | 121 | 82 | 84 | 65 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 83 | 84 | 55 | 113 | 72 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | W 14 | WNW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 33 | 29 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 51 | 75 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 55 | 55 | 29 | 55 | 55 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | W 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 17 | SSE 15 | S 14 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 28 | 42 | 42 | 57 | 42 | 66 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 7 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 229 | 166 | 102 | 69 | — | — | — | 38 | 114 | 131 | 137 | 97 | 91 | 77 | 79 | 102 | 136 | 90 | 67 | 52 | 41 | 36 | 22 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 24 | 324 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 324 | 325 |
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