Tarantulas Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.50° N 120.50° W

Tarantulas, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 9 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarantulas sea temperature is
21.7°C
5.7° 

Tarantulas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Tarantulas based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Tarantulas right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Tarantulas

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Vandenberg Air Force Base Airport

16 km NW708 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
20
light winds from the N
(19 km/h at 10°)
14.3 °C16
16


BUOY-PTGC1

16 km W3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
20
moderate winds from the N
(21 km/h at 10°)
17.6 °C-
-


Lompoc

16 km NNE150 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Santa Maria

52 km NNE385 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
-
(- km/h at °)
- °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP229

22 km S- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
30
fresh winds from the NNW
(32 km/h at 340°)
- °C-
-

no observation

SHIP143

22 km S- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
30
fresh winds from the NNW
(32 km/h at 340°)
- °C-
-

no observation

SHIP464

22 km S- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
30
fresh winds from the NNW
(32 km/h at 340°)
- °C-
-

no observation

Santa Barbara Buoy

26 km S3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
30
fresh winds from the NNW
(29 km/h at 340°)
- °C-
-


Harvest- CA

26 km SW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
20.0 °C-
-


Santa Ynez Airport

41 km ENE721 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
clearClear
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
6 °C16
16


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Tarantulas and within an acceptable time window.

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