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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 am Sunday 17 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
13.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 11AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 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 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
4469 | 4552 | 4510 | 4243 | 4780 | 4966 | 4895 | 5987 | 3865 | 2923 | 2546 | 2083 | 1682 | 1363 | 1168 | 936 | 815 | 815 | 784 | 816 | 800 | 800 | 692 | 768 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:49AM1.53m | 10:28PM2.45m | 12:52PM1.50m | 11:17PM2.39m | 2:00PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM-0.08m | 4:06PM1.09m | 6:02AM-0.09m | 4:55PM1.16m | 6:58AM-0.04m | 5:53PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 158 | 149 | 104 | 102 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 4895 | 3865 | 2923 | 2546 | 2083 | 1682 | 1363 | 1168 | 936 | 815 | 815 | 784 | 816 | 800 | 800 | 692 | 768 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 89 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 78 | 71 | 69 | 154 | 150 | 264 | 376 | 441 | 387 | 489 | 489 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | NW 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 90 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 46 | 50 | 25 | 82 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 102 | 93 | 91 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 4469 | 4552 | 4510 | 4243 | 4780 | 4966 | 4895 | 5987 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 207 | 207 | 39 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 178 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 93 | 159 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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