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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 pm Friday 29 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
13.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (29 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 8PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
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 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
1356 | 1255 | 1158 | 1142 | 1072 | 947 | 765 | 581 | 581 | 589 | 886 | 1351 | 1769 | 1672 | 1337 | 1286 | 1636 | 1577 | 1478 | 1291 | 1227 | 1264 | 1216 | 1060 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 8:57PM2.12m | 11:06AM1.46m | 9:28PM2.13m | 11:50AM1.45m | 10:02PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM1.11m | 4:23AM0.24m | 3:13PM1.16m | 4:59AM0.22m | 3:46PM1.20m | 5:38AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | 8:08 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 21 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 1356 | 1255 | 1158 | 1142 | 1072 | 947 | 765 | 581 | 581 | 458 | 458 | 257 | 304 | 511 | 299 | 294 | 603 | 596 | 590 | 894 | 830 | 1264 | 1216 | 1060 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | WNW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 168 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 108 | 111 | 113 | 110 | 102 | 268 | 308 | 308 | 83 | 478 | 615 | 102 | 149 | 232 | 28 | 28 | 616 | 609 | 768 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | NW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 37 | 74 | 37 | 34 | 107 | 200 | 98 | 65 | 121 | 65 | 65 | 102 | 65 | 66 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 123 | 146 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 307 | 365 | 421 | 150 | 219 | 317 | 296 | 296 | 397 | 589 | 886 | 1351 | 1769 | 1672 | 1337 | 1286 | 1636 | 1577 | 1478 | 1291 | 1227 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 305 | 95 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 61 | 61 | 95 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 207 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 36 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 208 |
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