Tarantulas surf break

Tarantulas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 08 May 2026 PDT
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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
13.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?

The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 12AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (09 May)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.9
WNW
8
0.9
SSW
16
1.6
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
452
429
558
824
941
805
699
617
634
653
754
792
865
752
632
527
436
438
469
330
314
481
402
413
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
NW
10
SSW
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
glassy
on
High Tide
6:25PM1.49m
2:49AM1.64m
6:35PM1.56m
4:14AM1.57m
6:48PM1.66m
5:34AM1.54m
Low Tide
9:39PM1.43m
10:55AM0.55m
11:23PM1.32m
11:36AM0.57m
00:27AM1.15m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
Temp °C
16
15
12
11
12
12
15
18
17
17
13
12
12
12
15
17
18
18
14
13
14
13
16
18
11
10
8
6
9
9
13
14
12
13
9
8
9
10
14
15
15
15
11
11
13
12
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
NW
16
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
WNW
14
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
WNW
14
2.2
NW
8
0.9
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.6
WNW
9
Energy kJ
43
207
151
123
66
239
166
160
146
171
186
522
381
207
632
253
302
307
243
330
314
481
210
413
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
NW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.5
NW
16
0.5
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
WNW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.8
SSW
16
1
WNW
10
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
75
78
121
31
81
124
225
151
122
142
237
183
229
364
198
246
352
438
469
239
202
295
175
402
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
S
20
0.5
S
20
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.2
S
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.2
S
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
12
Energy kJ
48
43
70
68
25
14
42
94
221
200
196
6
14
14
360
81
103
52
14
302
295
12
402
96
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
Energy kJ
452
429
558
824
941
805
699
617
634
653
754
792
865
752
527
436
344
314
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
303
36
36
36
19
15
0
207
303
36
36
36
19
0
0
8
208
9
15
0
0
0
0
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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