Tarantulas surf break

Tarantulas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 PST
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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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?

The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
WNW
1
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
WNW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)1199999999121111101010141313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22217314810671686156555324027436040841041044448860960011001012857703
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SW
0
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09PM
1.53
12:25AM
1.96
1:24PM
1.34
1:12AM
1.98
3:24PM
1.22
2:14AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
0.79
7:26AM
0.65
6:18PM
0.96
8:53AM
0.60
6:55PM
1.11
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------6:39-------6:37-------6:37-
Sunset-5:50-------5:51-------5:52------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131212111010101415151313131414171819171614141617
Feels °C (?)91011988712121099101010151516151210111313
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