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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 Wednesday 13 May 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
13.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
517 | 412 | 385 | 535 | 594 | 530 | 461 | 392 | 943 | 862 | 952 | 767 | 1056 | 1461 | 1328 | 1153 | 1531 | 1819 | 2061 | 2931 | 2872 | 2580 | 2633 | 3506 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:53PM2.10m | 8:51AM1.56m | 8:25PM2.25m | 9:50AM1.56m | 9:01PM2.37m | 10:49AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.75m | 2:44AM0.41m | 2:01PM0.83m | 3:30AM0.18m | 2:40PM0.92m | 4:18AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 161 | 412 | 385 | 296 | 512 | 530 | 403 | 322 | 943 | 357 | 413 | 326 | 322 | 1224 | 1104 | 314 | 309 | 223 | 220 | 188 | 186 | 284 | 287 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 16 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 106 | 158 | 158 | 237 | 219 | 276 | 461 | 392 | 366 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 322 | 392 | 32 | 31 | 87 | 75 | 175 | 173 | 261 | 222 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | W 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 18 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 25 | 104 | 106 | 99 | 102 | 99 | 376 | 371 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 80 | 46 | 98 | 86 | 2 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 517 | 80 | 302 | 535 | 594 | 530 | — | — | — | 862 | 952 | 767 | 1056 | 1461 | 1328 | 1153 | 1531 | 1819 | 2061 | 2931 | 2872 | 2580 | 2633 | 3506 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 208 | 61 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 208 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 15 |
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