Tajiguas Ranch surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (19 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
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
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
0.7
W
0.4
NW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.7
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131381413121212121277889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10210210269686868675655546152118172172350350129111126144140225
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
0
W
5
NE
5
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34PM
1.51
11:27PM
2.30
1:49PM
1.43
12:16AM
2.22
3:22PM
1.40
1:16AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
1.04
7:00AM
0.11
5:46PM
1.16
8:06AM
0.18
6:43PM
1.27
9:20AM
0.24
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:22-------6:22-------6:20-
Sunset-7:35-------7:36-------7:36------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------64-------
Temp. °C212015131312151920191414131315141616131211101318
Feels °C (?)1918141212101416161613121110111215131111981014
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