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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 Monday 18 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
13.8° C
(Which is 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: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
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 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
387 | 319 | 222 | 164 | 119 | 117 | 117 | 110 | 116 | 140 | 325 | 321 | 161 | 154 | 195 | 192 | 147 | 142 | 98 | 184 | 148 | 158 | 156 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:13PM2.39m | 1:53PM1.49m | 00:07AM2.27m | 3:04PM1.51m | 1:09AM2.10m | 4:11PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM-0.04m | 5:47PM1.22m | 7:52AM0.06m | 7:00PM1.27m | 8:53AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 17 | 319 | 222 | 164 | 119 | 117 | 117 | 110 | 116 | 107 | 325 | 321 | 161 | 154 | 195 | 192 | 147 | 142 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 158 | 156 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | S 13 | SW 21 | W 5 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 47 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 26 | 65 | 65 | 95 | 84 | 140 | 32 | 117 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 96 | 184 | 15 | 56 | 56 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 117 | 64 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 56 | 56 | 148 | 96 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 11 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 387 | 268 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 110 | 94 | — | — | 5 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 24 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 332 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 31 | 24 |
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