Tarantulas surf break

Tarantulas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
15.6° 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 6AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
0.9
WNW
13
1.7
NW
6
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
WNW
12
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
373
406
344
299
290
249
233
206
190
157
144
125
174
268
273
247
204
238
174
263
291
288
277
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:06AM1.84m
6:50PM1.67m
5:31AM1.77m
7:25PM1.77m
6:43AM1.74m
Low Tide
10:26PM1.31m
11:41AM0.34m
00:00AM1.17m
12:33PM0.39m
1:07AM0.99m
1:16PM0.47m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:18
6:16
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7:39
7:40
7:42
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
14
15
16
15
13
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
9
9
9
8
11
10
11
9
9
7
8
8
10
11
10
10
11
10
9
9
11
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
1.1
NW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
Energy kJ
413
373
406
304
299
290
249
193
187
184
144
144
123
111
268
273
247
167
167
174
263
291
288
277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
W
15
0.5
S
13
0.5
W
15
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
157
208
209
209
209
209
206
142
129
130
128
128
125
123
157
84
109
74
72
46
46
46
9
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.6
S
13
0.5
W
15
0.5
S
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.4
S
12
0.3
NW
8
Energy kJ
48
25
25
58
57
53
51
51
51
85
131
131
121
115
123
109
82
17
17
29
27
9
46
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.7
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
W
5
Energy kJ
252
296
335
344
296
287
237
233
206
190
157
124
98
174
197
142
129
204
238
119
110
36
34
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
36
36
36
36
8
208
61
95
61
36
36
0
9
61
95
303
8
8
15
8
0
36
872
304
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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