Tajiguas Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.10° W

Issued: 10 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tajiguas Ranch sea temperature is

22.2°C

Tajiguas Ranch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tajiguas Ranch today (28 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tajiguas Ranch at 2PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	6s
Evening (28 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).
	Monday 28						Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30
	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	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 14	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	WNW 9	SW 17	WNW 8	WNW 6	SW 16	WNW 14	WNW 8	WNW 10	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 10	SW 15	WNW 13	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	142	129	186	355	246	158	154	163	168	181	207	215	124	138	154	209	119	119	136	107	183	152
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	N	ENE	E	SSE	S	SW	NW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		10:50AM2.11m					11:54PM1.57m				11:24AM2.13m				00:57AM1.43m				12:04PM2.12m
Low Tide					5:41PM0.36m				5:03AM0.89m				6:34PM0.35m				5:32AM1.02m				7:39PM0.37m


	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	24	27	25	16	17	19	19	21	29	32	31	22	22	23	22	20	25	27	25	21	20
Feels °C	14	20	20	20	13	14	15	15	17	26	27	26	19	19	21	20	20	25	27	26	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SSE 13	SSE 12	SW 16	NW 14	WNW 14	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 13	WNW 12
kJ	142	129	170	175	166	158	123	123	168	108	96	124	103	138	154	209	87	67	136	98	183	152
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 13	SW 17	SW 16	SSE 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 10	WNW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	75	72	77	73	46	41	154	163	151	181	125	55	124	124	124	122	71	113	113	107	74	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 11	SW 15	SW 17	NW 15	NW 15	S 13	SE 11	SE 11	NW 11	NW 14	SW 16	SW 16	NW 13	NW 13	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	90	89	64	38	57	54	40	77	106	57	54	13	33	30	61	29	119	119	43	42	80	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	NW 5	NW 5	—	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 5	—	SE 3	SE 3	SE 3	—	—	—
kJ	51	70	186	355	246	129	36	25	—	127	207	215	181	84	37	—	2	1	1	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tajiguas Ranch CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas Ranch CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Sandspit CAL - Santa Barbara	Pescaderos CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas Ranch CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas Ranch CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas Ranch CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas Ranch CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas Ranch CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas Ranch CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas Ranch CAL - Santa Barbara	Perkos CAL - Santa Barbara	Indicator CAL - LA County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas Ranch CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas Ranch CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	58	38	23	1	1	0	0	0	24	24	1	0	0	0	0	30	172	31	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara	El Capitan	Seals		Sandspit	Fernald Point	El Capitan	El Capitan	Government Point	Government Point	Tajiguas Ranch	Campus Point	Sandspit	El Capitan	Cojo	El Capitan	Government Point	Government Point	Government Point		Government Point	Government Point	Government Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2		2	2	1	2	3	3	2	2	1	4	3	3	4	3	3		3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Tennis Courts HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) Iceland	Gerickes Point South Africa	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	4	5	5	6	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	9	5	5	9	9

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