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Tarantulas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 13 Dec 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 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 12AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 347 | 289 | 260 | 211 | 211 | 156 | 123 | 121 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 45 | 49 | 96 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 32 | 128 | 171 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:50PM 1.33 | 5:44AM 1.95 | 7:03PM 1.34 | 6:13AM 2.01 | 8:02PM 1.37 | 6:43AM 2.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:56PM 0.90 | 12:57PM 0.61 | 11:36PM 1.02 | 1:36PM 0.46 | 12:14AM 1.10 | 2:11PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
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