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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 am Friday 24 Apr 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | |
406 | 335 | 299 | 290 | 255 | 233 | 206 | 190 | 157 | 144 | 125 | 373 | 268 | 278 | 247 | 242 | 234 | 174 | 263 | 291 | 288 | 277 | 294 | 330 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:06AM1.84m | 6:50PM1.67m | 5:31AM1.77m | 7:25PM1.77m | 6:43AM1.74m | 7:54PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.34m | 00:00AM1.17m | 12:33PM0.39m | 1:07AM0.99m | 1:16PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 13 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 406 | 304 | 299 | 290 | 249 | 193 | 187 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 123 | 373 | 268 | 84 | 109 | 167 | 167 | 174 | 263 | 291 | 288 | 277 | 294 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 15 | W 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 142 | 129 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 157 | 109 | 82 | 74 | 72 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 71 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | NW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | S 13 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | NW 8 | NW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 85 | 131 | 43 | 121 | 115 | 123 | 62 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 34 | 11 | 33 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 9 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 325 | 335 | 296 | 268 | 255 | 233 | 206 | 190 | 157 | 112 | 92 | — | 172 | 278 | 247 | 242 | 234 | 103 | 33 | 41 | 46 | 36 | 36 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 8 | 208 | 61 | 95 | 61 | 44 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 303 | 303 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 872 | 304 | 221 | 0 |
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