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Tajiguas Ranch surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.5°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 6AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (20 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
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.4
SSW
0.4
NW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
WNW
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)13131313131313131312141312121212127899956
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10269686868675655545254118172430356299167135196252264269106270
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
0
W
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglassglassonononglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
2.30
1:49PM
1.43
12:16AM
2.22
3:22PM
1.40
1:16AM
2.09
4:58PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
0.11
5:46PM
1.16
8:06AM
0.18
6:43PM
1.27
9:20AM
0.24
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:20---
Sunset-------7:36-------7:36-------7:37
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1102---------
Temp. °C151413131519201914141313141417171312111013182119
Feels °C (?)1413121214161616131311101013151411109710131412
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