Tarantulas Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.50° N 120.50° W

Tarantulas, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 10 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarantulas sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.1° 

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
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the N
(11 km/h at 350°)
15 °C16
16
broken

BUOY-PTGC1

16 km W3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
30
moderate winds from the NNW
(28 km/h at 340°)
16.8 °C-
-


Lompoc

16 km NNE150 m above sea level

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

Santa Maria

52 km NNE385 m above sea level

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

SHIP1058

22 km S- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
30
fresh winds from the NW
(32 km/h at 320°)
- °C-
-

no observation

SHIP426

22 km S- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
30
fresh winds from the NNW
(32 km/h at 330°)
- °C-
-

no observation

SHIP905

22 km S- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
30
fresh winds from the NW
(32 km/h at 320°)
- °C-
-

no observation

SHIP335

22 km S- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
30
fresh winds from the NNW
(32 km/h at 330°)
- °C-
-

no observation

SHIP207

22 km S- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
30
fresh winds from the NNW
(32 km/h at 330°)
- °C-
-

no observation

SHIP615

22 km S- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
30
fresh winds from the NNW
(32 km/h at 330°)
- °C-
-

no observation

* 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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