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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 25 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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | |
448 | 550 | 563 | 563 | 657 | 481 | 469 | 463 | 463 | 928 | 539 | 1070 | 1852 | 2248 | 5493 | 1759 | 3609 | 3201 | 3587 | 2936 | 2495 | 2107 | 1871 | 1466 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:29AM1.50m | 7:05PM1.96m | 7:39AM1.46m | 7:34PM2.02m | 8:40AM1.45m | 8:01PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:23PM0.70m | 1:50AM0.67m | 1:01PM0.83m | 2:33AM0.51m | 1:36PM0.94m | 3:11AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | NW 14 | SSW 17 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 448 | 412 | 563 | 458 | 444 | 437 | 424 | 376 | 292 | 457 | 539 | 439 | 434 | 417 | 301 | 1759 | 293 | 3201 | 2866 | 2936 | 2495 | 2107 | 1871 | 1466 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | SSW 17 | NW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 17 | NW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 372 | 550 | 390 | 563 | 657 | 481 | 469 | 463 | 463 | 107 | 314 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 297 | 2 | 293 | 293 | 229 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 223 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 25 | NW 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 |
| kJ | 88 | 88 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 22 | 54 | 186 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 14 | NW 9 | NW 13 | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 88 | 7 | 23 | 38 | 59 | 77 | 136 | 928 | 483 | 1070 | 1852 | 2248 | 5493 | 1046 | 3609 | — | 3587 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 61 | 305 | 303 | 75 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 135 | 874 | 867 | 169 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 305 | 1532 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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