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Tarantulas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 |
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| Energy (?) | 441 | 355 | 350 | 294 | 300 | 294 | 294 | 269 | 198 | 189 | 184 | 180 | 137 | 137 | 148 | 332 | 332 | 432 | 552 | 796 | 776 | 641 | 410 | 2880 | 1052 | 1903 | 3028 | 3344 | 3256 | 4050 | 4558 | 4034 | 3998 | 3794 | 4649 | 4343 | 3879 | 3127 | 2732 | 2245 | 1822 | 1584 | 1457 | 1301 | 1134 | 1051 | 1031 | 1012 | 901 | 820 | 739 | 625 | 546 | 442 | 353 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 669 | 467 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:50PM 1.48 | 12:10AM 2.24 | 3:15PM 1.45 | 1:06AM 2.09 | 4:43PM 1.49 | 2:15AM 1.92 | 5:50PM 1.57 | 3:37AM 1.77 | 6:35PM 1.65 | 5:02AM 1.68 | 7:09PM 1.74 | 6:15AM 1.62 | 7:36PM 1.81 | 7:17AM 1.58 | 7:59PM 1.88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:47PM 1.20 | 7:57AM 0.11 | 6:46PM 1.30 | 9:05AM 0.21 | 8:14PM 1.36 | 10:14AM 0.31 | 10:09PM 1.34 | 11:16AM 0.39 | 11:46PM 1.23 | 12:08PM 0.47 | 12:53AM 1.07 | 12:50PM 0.56 | 1:43AM 0.90 | 1:24PM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
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