Tarantulas surf break

Tarantulas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 PDT
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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 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 5AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (02 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (02 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
8
1.1
SSW
19
2.5
NW
8
2.2
NW
9
2.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
734
708
675
651
545
532
525
612
519
512
506
377
465
450
530
865
1379
1988
1722
1261
987
885
732
1307
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
High Tide
10:36PM2.09m
1:25PM1.41m
11:12PM2.04m
2:19PM1.41m
11:48PM1.96m
3:13PM1.43m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.26m
4:52PM1.27m
7:00AM0.30m
5:30PM1.31m
7:42AM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:08
8:09
8:09
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
13
14
16
16
13
12
12
12
16
20
19
19
15
13
13
12
15
19
17
17
11
9
9
9
12
10
11
12
9
8
9
9
14
16
14
13
10
8
8
9
12
16
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1
SSW
16
1.2
NW
9
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2
NW
8
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
609
507
424
341
341
341
525
247
519
512
506
377
465
344
272
183
183
360
418
894
913
650
310
1307
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.3
SSE
14
1.1
SSW
16
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
13
0.5
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
Energy kJ
734
708
675
651
545
532
41
612
41
77
151
149
358
160
223
280
283
180
252
16
71
170
643
630
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.5
SSW
19
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SSW
21
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
42
42
21
42
42
41
18
41
83
40
38
38
214
37
38
118
118
180
34
16
277
284
217
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.2
NW
9
Energy kJ
269
260
287
342
340
450
530
865
1379
1988
1722
1261
987
885
732
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
15
1
0
0
0
365
61
61
36
8
8
8
0
208
95
36
44
36
36
15
15
202
135
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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