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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 4 am Monday 04 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
13.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 12PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
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 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
447 | 525 | 523 | 568 | 691 | 785 | 774 | 752 | 808 | 700 | 640 | 689 | 555 | 489 | 390 | 378 | 294 | 289 | 248 | 242 | 214 | 160 | 134 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:35PM1.39m | 11:28PM1.98m | 2:51PM1.36m | 00:04AM1.90m | 4:45PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.33m | 5:04PM1.25m | 7:20AM0.39m | 5:27PM1.31m | 8:14AM0.46m | 5:40PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 286 | 253 | 216 | 568 | 691 | 785 | 774 | 752 | 808 | 700 | 640 | 689 | 555 | 489 | 390 | 378 | 294 | 289 | 243 | 215 | 171 | 160 | 109 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 447 | 525 | 523 | 162 | 112 | 88 | 82 | 67 | 132 | 195 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 220 | 232 | 245 | 248 | 248 | 242 | 214 | 134 | 134 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 85 | 85 | 84 | 104 | 103 | 127 | 102 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 58 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | 7 | 23 | 41 | 44 | 55 | 50 | 43 | 36 | 31 | 40 | 62 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 303 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 303 | 303 | 61 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 8 | 61 | 36 | 36 |
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