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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 pm Monday 01 Jun 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 1.2°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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SSW 19 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 |
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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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 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) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSE 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| 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) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SW 21 | SSE 14 | SSW 21 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 19 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSE 13 | — | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 7 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 269 | — | 260 | 287 | 342 | 340 | — | 450 | 530 | 865 | 1379 | 1988 | 1722 | 1261 | 987 | 885 | 732 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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