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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 4 pm Thursday 14 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
13.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 12AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
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 Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | 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 | |
372 | 906 | 999 | 926 | 1351 | 1381 | 1251 | 1306 | 1478 | 1660 | 2203 | 3146 | 3301 | 3146 | 3506 | 4507 | 4480 | 6187 | 6809 | 5969 | 5189 | 4552 | 4459 | 4701 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | |
High Tide | 8:25PM2.25m | 9:50AM1.56m | 9:01PM2.37m | 10:49AM1.55m | 9:43PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.83m | 3:30AM0.18m | 2:40PM0.92m | 4:18AM0.02m | 3:22PM1.01m | 5:08AM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 |
11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 372 | 357 | 413 | 326 | 322 | 1381 | 1251 | 314 | 309 | 223 | 220 | 191 | 137 | 288 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 163 | 158 | 149 | 104 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 16 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 366 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 322 | 318 | 32 | 31 | 87 | 75 | 175 | 173 | 261 | 248 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | W 20 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NW 18 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 80 | 46 | 87 | 124 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | 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 |
| kJ | 285 | 906 | 999 | 926 | 1351 | — | — | 1306 | 1478 | 1660 | 2203 | 3146 | 3301 | 3146 | 3506 | 4507 | 4480 | 6187 | 6809 | 5969 | 5189 | 4552 | 4459 | 4701 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 61 | 36 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 208 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 44 | 303 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 202 |
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