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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 10 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 7AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 246 | 243 | 232 | 216 | 175 | 173 | 206 | 206 | 336 | 833 | 1059 | 1242 | 1436 | 1448 | 1422 | 1367 | 1422 | 1325 | 1103 | 934 | 800 | 738 | 783 | 712 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:50AM 1.97 | 6:53PM 1.41 | 4:20AM 1.93 | 7:38PM 1.52 | 5:46AM 1.93 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:47PM 1.28 | 11:07AM 0.37 | 9:55PM 1.34 | 12:19PM 0.32 | 11:51PM 1.27 | 1:16PM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
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