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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 3 pm Saturday 29 Nov 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.1° 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 10PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 463 | 419 | 822 | 1029 | 996 | 1622 | 1680 | 1683 | 1422 | 1211 | 1060 | 1427 | 1248 | 1227 | 603 | 480 | 662 | 763 | 1200 | 1815 | 2052 | 2317 | 2709 | 2864 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:41PM 1.45 | 5:30AM 1.96 | 6:02PM 1.44 | 6:02AM 2.13 | 7:14PM 1.47 | 6:39AM 2.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:24AM 0.96 | 10:40PM 0.70 | 12:17PM 0.68 | 11:24PM 0.80 | 1:06PM 0.40 | 12:08AM 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - |
| Sunset | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
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