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Tarantulas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast 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
15.7° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?

The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 7AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
1
W
1.1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)131413181817161616151414141413131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212399398468443524696848926822115810611111893841841841732721548469461461454
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SW
0
N
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
N
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglassglassglassglassglassglassonglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
1.52
9:54AM
2.14
11:47PM
1.57
10:31AM
2.02
12:16AM
1.63
11:12AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
1.10
5:10PM
0.22
4:32AM
1.08
5:38PM
0.31
5:24AM
1.05
6:05PM
0.44
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---7:05-------7:05-------7:05----
Sunset-----5:19-------5:20-------5:21--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717181817181616161515161514141313131416151312
Feels °C (?)161514151616161515141314151313121212121213121110
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