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Tarantulas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast 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
15.3° C
 (Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?

The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 9AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
2.2
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)181817171616161616151414141413131313131312121816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22683071446143073751326332222961268223242061195617231387117211559838787697105756341111964
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
W
10
NW
10
N
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
1.88
7:25PM
1.26
5:33AM
1.93
8:19PM
1.33
6:15AM
1.99
8:56PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:40PM
0.60
10:39PM
1.18
1:22PM
0.47
11:39PM
1.22
1:59PM
0.36
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---7:07-------7:07-------7:07----
Sunset-----5:10-------5:12-------5:13--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171817171918171717171718192018181717171919211918
Feels °C (?)141414151514141414131416161714141314141716191715
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