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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 Wednesday 15 Apr 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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 4AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
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) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 284 | 346 | 407 | 375 | 407 | 492 | 558 | 605 | 910 | 1212 | 1597 | 1510 | 891 | 769 | 738 | 634 | 478 | 650 | 459 | 542 | 489 | 334 | 272 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:11PM 2.06 | 9:48AM 1.75 | 9:39PM 2.19 | 10:41AM 1.69 | 10:12PM 2.28 | 11:38AM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:41AM 0.41 | 3:25PM 0.69 | 4:26AM 0.24 | 3:57PM 0.81 | 5:14AM 0.13 | 4:32PM 0.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
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