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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 9 pm Friday 28 Nov 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.1° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 21 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 640 | 720 | 711 | 701 | 701 | 553 | 463 | 419 | 463 | 1029 | 996 | 1622 | 1680 | 1487 | 1585 | 1211 | 1060 | 834 | 706 | 1180 | 505 | 415 | 616 | 763 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:03AM 1.79 | 4:41PM 1.45 | 5:30AM 1.96 | 6:02PM 1.44 | 6:02AM 2.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:57PM 0.62 | 11:24AM 0.96 | 10:40PM 0.70 | 12:17PM 0.68 | 11:24PM 0.80 | 1:06PM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
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