Tajiguas Ranch surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 30 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
14.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tajiguas Ranch today?

The current surf forecast for Tajiguas Ranch at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Tajiguas Ranch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
0.4
NW
14
1
W
7
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
106
166
46
97
127
101
99
77
67
269
109
109
136
217
79
203
203
203
94
199
158
54
50
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
SW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
9:28PM2.11m
10:52AM1.55m
9:53PM2.11m
11:38AM1.50m
10:20PM2.09m
Low Tide
3:16PM0.90m
4:29AM0.30m
3:42PM1.00m
5:05AM0.27m
4:08PM1.09m
5:44AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:43
7:44
7:45
7:45
Temp °C
23
23
15
14
14
13
15
20
22
21
17
14
14
13
15
20
20
20
16
13
12
12
14
17
21
20
12
12
13
13
15
19
21
20
16
13
13
12
16
19
19
19
15
12
11
11
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
14
1
W
7
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
W
5
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.6
W
5
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
W
7
0.4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
54
53
51
46
97
127
101
99
77
57
17
109
109
21
217
79
203
203
203
21
199
158
32
50
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.1
S
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.1
SW
14
0.4
WNW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
12
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
21
20
20
19
69
44
44
44
42
63
3
17
18
136
7
57
6
30
25
94
7
25
54
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
10
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
10
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
33
14
4
2
18
18
17
17
17
17
2
12
2
18
2
9
31
6
2
25
25
7
25
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.5
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
W
6
Energy kJ
75
106
166
143
36
67
269
25
28
43
56
73
47
35
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
325
58
23
1
0
0
0
31
325
24
0
0
0
0
0
31
325
24
0
0
0
0
0
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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