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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 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 6AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 13 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | |
413 | 373 | 406 | 344 | 299 | 290 | 249 | 233 | 206 | 190 | 157 | 144 | 125 | 174 | 268 | 273 | 247 | 204 | 238 | 174 | 263 | 291 | 288 | 277 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:06AM1.84m | 6:50PM1.67m | 5:31AM1.77m | 7:25PM1.77m | 6:43AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM1.31m | 11:41AM0.34m | 00:00AM1.17m | 12:33PM0.39m | 1:07AM0.99m | 1:16PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
 kJ | 413 | 373 | 406 | 304 | 299 | 290 | 249 | 193 | 187 | 184 | 144 | 144 | 123 | 111 | 268 | 273 | 247 | 167 | 167 | 174 | 263 | 291 | 288 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 15 | S 13 | W 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 5 | S 12 |
| kJ | 157 | 208 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 142 | 129 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 157 | 84 | 109 | 74 | 72 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 9 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | S 13 | W 15 | S 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | S 12 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 25 | 25 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 85 | 131 | 131 | 121 | 115 | 123 | 109 | 82 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 46 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 252 | 296 | 335 | 344 | 296 | 287 | 237 | 233 | 206 | 190 | 157 | 124 | 98 | 174 | 197 | 142 | 129 | 204 | 238 | 119 | 110 | 36 | 34 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 208 | 61 | 95 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 95 | 303 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 872 | 304 |
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