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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 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
15.9° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 75 | 75 | 53 | 70 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 87 | 114 | 98 | 113 | 109 | 99 | 244 | 440 | 978 | 1749 | 987 | 2275 | 1731 | 1573 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:54PM 1.96 | 10:12AM 1.82 | 10:18PM 2.01 | 10:56AM 1.72 | 10:42PM 2.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:40PM 0.50 | 4:08AM 0.53 | 4:07PM 0.63 | 4:47AM 0.45 | 4:32PM 0.77 | 5:26AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 |
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