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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 pm Friday 15 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
13.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 6AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 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 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | |
1660 | 2159 | 2779 | 2633 | 3110 | 4420 | 4657 | 5713 | 6998 | 6461 | 5821 | 6226 | 6526 | 5978 | 6291 | 6558 | 7440 | 5933 | 5387 | 3226 | 3073 | 2329 | 1789 | 1457 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:01PM2.37m | 10:49AM1.55m | 9:43PM2.44m | 11:49AM1.53m | 10:28PM2.45m | 12:52PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM0.02m | 3:22PM1.01m | 5:08AM-0.08m | 4:06PM1.09m | 6:02AM-0.09m | 4:55PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 220 | 188 | 173 | 284 | 283 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 163 | 158 | 152 | 104 | 102 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 58 | 4295 | 3226 | 3073 | 2329 | 1789 | 1457 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | WNW 16 | SSW 13 | NW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 75 | 175 | 137 | 261 | 222 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 49 | 58 | 87 | 87 | 31 | 30 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 87 | 124 | 15 | 15 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 90 | 57 | 55 | 81 | 46 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1660 | 2159 | 2779 | 2633 | 3110 | 4420 | 4657 | 5713 | 6998 | 6461 | 5821 | 6226 | 6526 | 5978 | 6291 | 6558 | 7440 | 5933 | 5387 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 44 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 128 | 36 | 303 | 53 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 61 | 95 |
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