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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 Thursday 23 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 7AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
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 Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
588 | 501 | 378 | 397 | 411 | 383 | 413 | 412 | 373 | 323 | 323 | 332 | 276 | 240 | 233 | 190 | 152 | 139 | 140 | 178 | 311 | 317 | 247 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:37AM1.95m | 6:07PM1.56m | 4:06AM1.84m | 6:50PM1.67m | 5:31AM1.77m | 7:25PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.29m | 10:26PM1.31m | 11:41AM0.34m | 00:00AM1.17m | 12:33PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | W 15 | S 13 | W 15 | WNW 15 |
 kJ | 279 | 367 | 326 | 347 | 357 | 357 | 413 | 412 | 368 | 304 | 299 | 290 | 202 | 193 | 187 | 184 | 144 | 125 | 140 | 111 | 157 | 84 | 109 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 15 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 249 | 251 | 163 | 326 | 326 | 318 | 157 | 208 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 142 | 129 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 85 | 109 | 82 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | W 18 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 127 | 23 | 12 | 26 | 48 | 25 | 25 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 85 | 131 | 131 | 121 | 115 | 31 | 62 | 31 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 588 | 501 | 378 | 397 | 411 | 383 | 248 | 306 | 373 | 323 | 323 | 332 | 276 | 240 | 233 | 190 | 152 | 139 | 102 | 178 | 311 | 317 | 247 | 242 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 208 | 61 | 303 | 61 | 36 | 44 | 36 | 19 | 61 | 303 | 304 |
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