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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 Saturday 09 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 4AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
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 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
620 | 773 | 752 | 878 | 632 | 473 | 436 | 438 | 469 | 339 | 314 | 322 | 444 | 487 | 431 | 441 | 573 | 553 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 419 | 419 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:14AM1.57m | 6:48PM1.66m | 5:34AM1.54m | 7:04PM1.78m | 6:46AM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM1.32m | 11:36AM0.57m | 00:27AM1.15m | 12:13PM0.61m | 1:15AM0.92m | 12:48PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 237 | 522 | 381 | 733 | 632 | 253 | 302 | 307 | 243 | 339 | 314 | 322 | 444 | 422 | 431 | 441 | 573 | 553 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 419 | 419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 186 | 183 | 229 | 364 | 222 | 246 | 352 | 438 | 469 | 239 | 241 | 198 | 402 | 487 | 402 | 397 | 314 | 259 | 246 | 242 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 242 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | WNW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 196 | 6 | 14 | 207 | 360 | 81 | 103 | 52 | 14 | 339 | 295 | 295 | 11 | 96 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 620 | 773 | 752 | 878 | — | 473 | 436 | 344 | 344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 303 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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