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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 Saturday 16 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
13.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 8PM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
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 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
3994 | 3994 | 5793 | 5969 | 5500 | 5243 | 5390 | 5190 | 5137 | 5476 | 5878 | 6566 | 5146 | 3226 | 2778 | 2288 | 1682 | 1301 | 1168 | 936 | 815 | 832 | 883 | 866 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 9:43PM2.44m | 11:49AM1.53m | 10:28PM2.45m | 12:52PM1.50m | 11:17PM2.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM1.01m | 5:08AM-0.08m | 4:06PM1.09m | 6:02AM-0.09m | 4:55PM1.16m | 6:58AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 218 | 218 | 215 | 163 | 158 | 149 | 104 | 102 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 5396 | 4222 | 3226 | 2778 | 2288 | 1682 | 1301 | 1168 | 936 | 815 | 832 | 883 | 866 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 19 | S 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 89 | 58 | 87 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 78 | 71 | 69 | 154 | 150 | 264 | 376 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 20 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 90 | 57 | 82 | 81 | 46 | 50 | 28 | 82 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | 3994 | 3994 | 5793 | 5969 | 5500 | 5243 | 5390 | 5190 | 5137 | 5476 | 5878 | 6566 | 5146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 61 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 202 | 61 | 44 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 159 | 95 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
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