Tarantulas surf break

Tarantulas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?

The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
144
407
341
229
273
273
268
238
174
263
291
288
277
294
330
325
325
389
294
273
299
299
295
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:31AM1.77m
7:25PM1.77m
6:43AM1.74m
7:54PM1.87m
7:44AM1.70m
8:21PM1.96m
Low Tide
00:00AM1.17m
12:33PM0.39m
1:07AM0.99m
1:16PM0.47m
1:59AM0.80m
1:53PM0.57m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:16
6:16
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7:40
7:42
7:43
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
15
13
12
12
11
12
15
15
14
13
11
9
9
10
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
9
8
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1
NW
11
0.5
S
13
0.5
W
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
Energy kJ
144
144
407
341
229
84
109
167
167
174
263
291
288
277
294
330
325
325
389
294
273
299
299
295
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
128
128
125
123
157
109
82
74
72
46
46
46
46
45
71
71
45
50
22
22
21
40
22
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.6
S
13
0.3
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
131
131
121
115
123
62
31
17
17
40
27
10
34
27
27
34
34
35
31
31
31
31
55
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.3
NW
6
Energy kJ
116
95
215
172
186
273
273
268
238
105
119
32
44
36
40
55
112
103
122
123
43
56
86
111
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
36
15
0
61
303
303
36
8
8
8
8
36
304
1572
0
0
0
0
0
36
304
304
61
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
1
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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