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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 Wednesday 08 Apr 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 5AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 163 | 208 | 208 | 175 | 177 | 177 | 208 | 271 | 390 | 553 | 547 | 491 | 486 | 348 | 188 | 294 | 545 | 545 | 545 | 545 | 493 | 487 | 397 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:22AM 1.70 | 8:11PM 1.45 | 3:53AM 1.66 | 7:56PM 1.50 | 5:16AM 1.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:16AM 0.59 | 10:07PM 1.44 | 12:12PM 0.55 | 11:59PM 1.36 | 12:53PM 0.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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