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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 am Saturday 30 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
14.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tajiguas Ranch today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas Ranch at 5PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 23s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 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 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | |
183 | 121 | 116 | 263 | 386 | 241 | 181 | 461 | 356 | 307 | 422 | 431 | 494 | 423 | 389 | 368 | 360 | 448 | 443 | 438 | 428 | 414 | 291 | 274 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.46m | 9:24PM2.13m | 11:42AM1.45m | 9:57PM2.12m | 12:28PM1.43m | 10:32PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM1.15m | 4:54AM0.22m | 3:41PM1.19m | 5:32AM0.23m | 4:13PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
16 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 22 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 53 | 121 | 116 | 61 | 157 | 67 | 180 | 461 | 356 | 307 | 422 | 336 | 428 | 415 | 359 | 292 | 240 | 240 | 191 | 150 | 428 | 414 | 291 | 274 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 183 | 66 | 65 | 51 | 34 | 181 | 181 | 256 | 165 | 307 | 339 | 33 | 155 | 322 | 389 | 368 | 360 | 448 | 443 | 438 | 147 | 31 | 30 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 24 | SSW 18 | S 23 | S 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 22 | 31 | 41 | 25 | 33 | 64 | 29 | 51 | 37 | 34 | 41 | 4 | 68 | 21 | 41 | 54 | 91 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 40 | 38 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 60 | 60 | 65 | 263 | 386 | 241 | 103 | — | — | — | 258 | 431 | 494 | 423 | — | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 154 | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 23 | 44 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 327 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 327 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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