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Tarantulas Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Tarantulas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 11 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tarantulas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tarantulas sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 4PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
421 | 487 | 404 | 615 | 594 | 527 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 458 | 508 | 419 | 419 | 372 | 366 | 366 | 366 | 347 | 419 | 412 | 472 | 970 | 941 | 699 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:34AM1.54m | 7:04PM1.78m | 6:46AM1.54m | 7:26PM1.93m | 7:50AM1.55m | 7:53PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.61m | 1:15AM0.92m | 12:48PM0.67m | 2:00AM0.66m | 1:24PM0.75m | 2:44AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
 | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | 7:55 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 421 | 370 | 404 | 615 | 594 | 527 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 458 | 508 | 419 | 419 | 372 | 366 | 366 | 366 | 347 | 419 | 412 | 379 | 237 | 423 | 446 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 402 | 487 | 402 | 397 | 314 | 259 | 246 | 242 | 305 | 334 | 305 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 226 | 217 | 163 | 38 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 99 | 219 | 276 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 96 | 96 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 66 | 161 | 106 | 104 | 106 | 45 | 102 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 177 | 472 | 970 | 941 | 699 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 208 | 365 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 208 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 8 | 36 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 0 |
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