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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 Tuesday 21 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 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 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | S 18 | W 6 | WNW 6 | S 16 | WNW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 6 | SSE 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | |
167 | 125 | 70 | 93 | 332 | 339 | 158 | 274 | 270 | 82 | 124 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 97 | 77 | 175 | 144 | 139 | 117 | 91 | 86 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:16AM2.09m | 4:58PM1.45m | 2:33AM1.95m | 6:04PM1.55m | 4:03AM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.24m | 8:19PM1.35m | 10:33AM0.30m | 10:22PM1.31m | 11:38AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | S 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 167 | 51 | 66 | 68 | 97 | 97 | 158 | 97 | 93 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 62 | 41 | 90 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 102 | 44 | 117 | 91 | 65 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | W 14 | WNW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | WNW 17 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 49 | 125 | 70 | 62 | 35 | 55 | 61 | 61 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 51 | 75 | 42 | 42 | 57 | 44 | 65 | 65 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 12 | WNW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 14 | W 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | W 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 28 | 63 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 38 | 35 | 31 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | 93 | 332 | 339 | 155 | 274 | 270 | 201 | 124 | 105 | — | — | 61 | 97 | 215 | 175 | 144 | 139 | 111 | 86 | 86 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 105 | 332 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 24 | 325 |
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