Tarantulas surf break

Tarantulas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 15 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
14.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?

The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (15 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
3
5
5
4
4
4
3
0
4
4
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
10
5
NW
10
5
NW
11
5.5
NW
11
5
NW
11
5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1080
1255
1129
1153
1360
1478
1891
2931
3146
2931
3210
4074
4604
5272
6524
5859
5399
5148
5390
5623
5224
5137
5489
5833
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
W
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:50AM1.56m
9:01PM2.37m
10:49AM1.55m
9:43PM2.44m
11:49AM1.53m
10:28PM2.45m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.18m
2:40PM0.92m
4:18AM0.02m
3:22PM1.01m
5:08AM-0.08m
4:06PM1.09m
part cloud
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:58
7:58
Temp °C
11
11
13
14
15
15
12
11
11
11
13
16
15
15
13
11
11
11
12
15
17
15
13
12
7
9
13
12
10
9
7
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
6
4
4
5
6
9
10
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
2.5
NW
9
2.5
WNW
9
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
322
1034
1129
314
309
223
220
188
186
284
222
218
218
218
215
163
158
149
104
102
90
90
89
89
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
NW
17
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
NW
16
0.7
NW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
Energy kJ
8
322
318
32
31
87
75
175
175
261
232
15
15
7
7
7
13
13
25
24
25
24
24
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.4
NW
18
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
8
8
9
9
9
80
46
87
87
15
15
7
13
12
12
12
12
13
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
10
5
NW
10
5
NW
11
5.5
NW
11
5
NW
11
5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
Energy kJ
1080
1255
1153
1360
1478
1891
2931
3146
2931
3210
4074
4604
5272
6524
5859
5399
5148
5390
5623
5224
5137
5489
5833
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
19
0
0
8
303
36
36
36
36
36
36
61
60
61
61
60
36
36
36
95
95
36
36
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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