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Tarpits Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Tarpits surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 03 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tarpits surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tarpits sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarpits today?
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 11AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 15 | |
27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 42 | 41 | 61 | 25 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 72 | 49 | 54 | 54 | 92 | 89 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | |
High Tide | 12:16PM1.46m | 10:44PM2.09m | 1:13PM1.40m | 11:16PM2.02m | 2:28PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.29m | 4:27PM1.17m | 6:18AM0.34m | 4:50PM1.24m | 7:05AM0.41m | 5:10PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 4 | SSW 15 | W 4 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 41 | 61 | 21 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 72 | 49 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | W 3 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 27 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 42 | 2 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 35 | 65 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 92 | 89 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 35 | 4 | 35 | 86 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 362 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 362 | 362 | 4 | 0 |
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