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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 Thursday 21 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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 9AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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 Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | 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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
961 | 880 | 808 | 808 | 794 | 766 | 677 | 615 | 615 | 515 | 515 | 415 | 408 | 377 | 322 | 315 | 315 | 355 | 315 | 279 | 273 | 262 | 258 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:13AM2.09m | 4:16PM1.59m | 2:24AM1.90m | 5:11PM1.68m | 3:44AM1.72m | 5:56PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.17m | 8:40PM1.28m | 9:57AM0.29m | 10:22PM1.20m | 10:51AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SW 19 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | 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 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 961 | 303 | 808 | 808 | 794 | 766 | 677 | 615 | 615 | 515 | 515 | 415 | 408 | 377 | 322 | 315 | 315 | 355 | 315 | 279 | 273 | 262 | 251 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 184 | 78 | 184 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 148 | 103 | 152 | 207 | 316 | 207 | 102 | 102 | 176 | 181 | 196 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 78 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 75 | 75 | 48 | 100 | 152 | 120 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 402 | 880 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 95 | 61 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 269 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 486 | 61 | 8 | 0 |
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