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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 4 am Friday 15 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
14.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
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 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | |
1080 | 1255 | 1129 | 1153 | 1360 | 1478 | 1891 | 2931 | 3146 | 2931 | 3210 | 4074 | 4604 | 5272 | 6524 | 5859 | 5399 | 5148 | 5390 | 5623 | 5224 | 5137 | 5489 | 5833 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.56m | 9:01PM2.37m | 10:49AM1.55m | 9:43PM2.44m | 11:49AM1.53m | 10:28PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM0.18m | 2:40PM0.92m | 4:18AM0.02m | 3:22PM1.01m | 5:08AM-0.08m | 4:06PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 322 | 1034 | 1129 | 314 | 309 | 223 | 220 | 188 | 186 | 284 | 222 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 163 | 158 | 149 | 104 | 102 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 16 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 8 | 322 | 318 | 32 | 31 | 87 | 75 | 175 | 175 | 261 | 232 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 18 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 80 | 46 | 87 | 87 | 15 | 15 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 1080 | 1255 | — | 1153 | 1360 | 1478 | 1891 | 2931 | 3146 | 2931 | 3210 | 4074 | 4604 | 5272 | 6524 | 5859 | 5399 | 5148 | 5390 | 5623 | 5224 | 5137 | 5489 | 5833 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 303 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 95 | 95 | 36 | 36 | 19 |
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