Tarantulas surf break

Tarantulas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 23 Nov 2025 PST
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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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?

The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 11AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (23 Nov)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (23 Nov)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3
NW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
NW
2.4
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.2
NW
2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
Period(s) (?)171616161616161616161616151515151414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4495422939213822382238713921392140214021298634602530249728102411160414471876162199913471182996
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:40AM
1.39
10:13AM
2.01
1:49AM
1.38
10:48AM
1.94
3:05AM
1.40
11:29AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:46AM
1.29
6:10PM
0.34
4:13AM
1.34
6:57PM
0.39
4:57AM
1.39
7:44PM
0.44
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise--6:41-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset-----4:52-------4:52-------4:52--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151414161716131313131316191616151414141720201817
Feels °C (?)121110121413111111101013151212111011101518171514
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