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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 Friday 08 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
13.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 6PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
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 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | |
313 | 331 | 452 | 544 | 767 | 941 | 1000 | 921 | 716 | 716 | 634 | 653 | 754 | 792 | 844 | 878 | 617 | 527 | 436 | 438 | 469 | 306 | 314 | 295 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:25PM1.49m | 2:49AM1.64m | 6:35PM1.56m | 4:14AM1.57m | 6:48PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.53m | 9:39PM1.43m | 10:55AM0.55m | 11:23PM1.32m | 11:36AM0.57m | 00:27AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | 7:53 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 16 | SSW 20 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
 kJ | 280 | 219 | 43 | 151 | 121 | 123 | 66 | 239 | 166 | 160 | 146 | 171 | 186 | 522 | 385 | 716 | 617 | 253 | 436 | 307 | 243 | 306 | 314 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 18 | NW 11 | NW 16 | SW 18 | NW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 75 | 78 | 60 | 68 | 81 | 124 | 225 | 151 | 122 | 142 | 237 | 183 | 229 | 364 | 198 | 246 | 302 | 438 | 469 | 239 | 246 | 286 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | SW 13 | NW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 48 | 43 | 70 | 42 | 25 | 14 | 42 | 94 | 221 | 200 | 196 | 6 | 14 | 207 | 360 | 81 | 352 | 52 | 14 | 302 | 295 | 295 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 313 | 331 | 452 | 544 | 767 | 941 | 1000 | 921 | 716 | 716 | 634 | 653 | 754 | 792 | 844 | 878 | — | 527 | — | 356 | 322 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 208 | 303 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 95 | 303 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 208 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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