Tarantulas Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.50° N 120.50° W

Issued: 10 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarantulas sea temperature is
15.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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
clear-
15
light winds from the W
(15 km/h at 260°)
21.7 °C16
16
few
few

BUOY-PTGC1

16 km W3 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
10
light winds from the NNW
(8 km/h at 330°)
17.3 °C-
-


Lompoc

16 km NNE150 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Lompoc Airport

19 km N168 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
20
moderate winds from the W
(20 km/h at 270°)
21.1 °C16
16


Santa Barbara Buoy

26 km S3 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 270°)
- °C-
-


Harvest- CA

26 km SW3 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.7 °C-
-


Santa Ynez Airport

41 km ENE220 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear
20
moderate winds from the WSW
(22 km/h at 240°)
24 °C16
16


Santa Maria Airport

44 km N215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
20
moderate winds from the WNW
(22 km/h at 300°)
21.7 °C16
16
few

Santa Maria

52 km NNE385 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 255°)
0
24 °C-
-
-
-
0

Santa Barbara Airport

60 km E218 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
cloudDry and cloudy
wind obs. (22 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18.9 °C16
16
overcast

* 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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