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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 Sunday 10 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 5AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 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 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
469 | 371 | 314 | 295 | 402 | 487 | 404 | 615 | 594 | 527 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 427 | 366 | 366 | 340 | 347 | 626 | 412 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:34AM1.54m | 7:04PM1.78m | 6:46AM1.54m | 7:26PM1.93m | 7:50AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM1.15m | 12:13PM0.61m | 1:15AM0.92m | 12:48PM0.67m | 2:00AM0.66m | 1:24PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 285 | 371 | 314 | 275 | 164 | 370 | 404 | 615 | 594 | 527 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 427 | 366 | 366 | 340 | 347 | 161 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 469 | 230 | 202 | 140 | 179 | 487 | 402 | 397 | 314 | 259 | 246 | 242 | 305 | 334 | 305 | 242 | 239 | 183 | 226 | 217 | 163 | 161 | 106 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 14 | 339 | 295 | 295 | 402 | 96 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 388 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 626 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 178 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 61 | 95 |
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