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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 am Saturday 30 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
13.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 7PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
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 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | |
710 | 581 | 581 | 558 | 843 | 1321 | 1585 | 1385 | 1255 | 1203 | 1480 | 1539 | 1478 | 1377 | 1377 | 1461 | 1159 | 1026 | 883 | 800 | 886 | 757 | 675 | 651 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:06AM1.46m | 9:28PM2.13m | 11:50AM1.45m | 10:02PM2.12m | 12:36PM1.43m | 10:36PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM1.16m | 4:59AM0.22m | 3:46PM1.20m | 5:38AM0.22m | 4:19PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:08 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 20 | NW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 710 | 581 | 581 | 458 | 458 | 261 | 278 | 222 | 478 | 325 | 603 | 596 | 590 | 894 | 830 | 1204 | 1159 | 1026 | 883 | 751 | 724 | 609 | 557 | 496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | NW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 111 | 111 | 110 | 102 | 268 | 308 | 308 | 511 | 149 | 615 | 102 | 149 | 232 | 28 | 28 | 616 | 609 | 768 | 759 | 22 | 734 | 708 | 675 | 651 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 37 | 34 | 107 | 200 | 98 | 95 | 121 | 65 | 65 | 102 | 65 | 66 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 123 | 146 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 208 | 208 | 315 | 558 | 843 | 1321 | 1585 | 1385 | 1255 | 1203 | 1480 | 1539 | 1478 | 1377 | 1377 | 1461 | — | — | — | 800 | 886 | 757 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 61 | 60 | 80 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 207 | 305 | 36 | 44 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 305 | 61 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 1 |
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