Tarpits Surf Forecast

/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (34.39° N 119.51° W)

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Tarpits surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 PDT

Forecast 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 17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tarpits today?

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 7PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	19s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s

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

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	Tuesday 15				Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21								Tuesday 22
	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	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	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	17	16	15
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	163	184	171	164	161	172	165	219	220	228	198	194	192	191	189	185	177	161	128	128	137	108	96	131	142	148	125	127	62	81	83	86	86	89	112	98	96	62	90	76	77	79	83	88	83	45	41	41	42	43	43	53	51	50	46	45	39	51	83	84
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	W	WNW	E	E	SE	S	S	SW	W	WNW	WNW	N	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	W	SSE	NE	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	NE	SE	N	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	SE	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	ESE	E	S	SSW	SW	WSW	W	ESE	ESE	NE	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	on	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)		2:14PM 1.75			1:24AM 1.68					2:55PM 1.84				2:39AM 1.46				3:41PM 1.95				4:24AM 1.30				4:33PM 2.05					6:23AM 1.27				5:29PM 2.15				7:56AM 1.34				6:26PM 2.25					8:59AM 1.43			7:22PM 2.34					9:46AM 1.50				8:14PM 2.41
Low Tide / height (m)			7:52PM 1.05					8:01AM 0.58				9:17PM 0.95				8:40AM 0.75				10:47PM 0.79				9:27AM 0.92					12:08AM 0.57			10:27AM 1.06					1:15AM 0.36				11:40AM 1.15					2:10AM 0.17			12:51PM 1.17					2:59AM 0.04			1:52PM 1.15

	Tuesday 15				Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21								Tuesday 22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	22	19	18	17	17	19	22	23	23	19	19	19	18	21	23	24	24	21	21	21	20	23	25	25	24	22	22	21	21	23	25	24	25	24	23	22	21	23	25	25	23	21	21	20	20	22	24	25	24	22	21	21	20	22	25	25	24	21	21
Feels °C (?)	22	22	20	19	18	18	19	22	23	23	20	20	19	19	21	23	23	23	21	22	22	21	24	25	25	23	23	23	22	22	23	25	23	25	24	23	22	22	23	24	24	22	21	22	20	20	22	24	24	23	23	22	22	20	22	24	24	23	21	22

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Barbara

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Tarpits (calm at BUOY-NTBC1 16 km from Tarpits). 0.4m 12s groundswell from the SW with a 0.4m 12s groundswell from the SW and a 0.3m 12s groundswell from the S as well as a 0.2m 10s swell from the SSW and a 0.1m 2s local chop from the S. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
5 hours 37 minutes ago Tarpits

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