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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 Tuesday 12 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 5PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
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 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
517 | 458 | 450 | 419 | 419 | 372 | 366 | 366 | 291 | 347 | 626 | 412 | 420 | 774 | 773 | 650 | 497 | 454 | 366 | 846 | 952 | 845 | 1177 | 1329 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:46AM1.54m | 7:26PM1.93m | 7:50AM1.55m | 7:53PM2.10m | 8:51AM1.56m | 8:25PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.67m | 2:00AM0.66m | 1:24PM0.75m | 2:44AM0.41m | 2:01PM0.83m | 3:30AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | 7:57 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 517 | 458 | 450 | 419 | 419 | 372 | 366 | 366 | 291 | 347 | 626 | 412 | 385 | 366 | 423 | 650 | 497 | 348 | 334 | 846 | 413 | 326 | 322 | 1329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 305 | 305 | 305 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 226 | 217 | 163 | 47 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 237 | 219 | 392 | 399 | 454 | 366 | 357 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 322 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSW 12 | W 20 | S 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 161 | 106 | 104 | 106 | 99 | 102 | 276 | 376 | 371 | 366 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | 420 | 774 | 773 | — | — | — | — | — | 952 | 845 | 1177 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 303 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 8 | 61 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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