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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 Monday 04 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
14.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tajiguas Ranch today?
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas Ranch at 5AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
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 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
233 | 180 | 173 | 164 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 100 | 113 | 109 | 118 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 112 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 96 | 86 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:22PM1.98m | 2:43PM1.35m | 11:58PM1.91m | 4:55PM1.36m | 00:38AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.40m | 5:17PM1.30m | 8:08AM0.47m | 5:18PM1.36m | 9:06AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 233 | 180 | 173 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 118 | 18 | 15 | 119 | 112 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 33 | 35 | 26 | 86 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 60 | 59 | 164 | 66 | 49 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 109 | 82 | 119 | 119 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 80 | 68 | 96 | 51 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 69 | 2 | 76 | 77 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 80 | 51 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | SSE 2 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | W 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 51 | 100 | 113 | 69 | 39 | 28 | — | — | 1 | 15 | 40 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 30 | — | 27 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 324 | 324 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 1 |
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