Tarpits surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
15.9° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tarpits today?

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
W
0.7
WSW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313131313131281412127116678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7370707069696844444444444240303939504612340495994
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
ononcrossglassglassglassglassonononcrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24PM
1.54
11:21PM
2.35
1:38PM
1.45
12:10AM
2.26
3:11PM
1.41
1:10AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
0.09
4:57PM
1.04
6:52AM
0.12
5:39PM
1.16
7:58AM
0.19
6:34PM
1.28
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise6:22-------6:20-------6:18-------
Sunset---7:31-------7:32-------7:34----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------151----
Temp. °C182020191616151516192019161615141615161614131211
Feels °C (?)1718181715151413151717171414131112121614131198
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