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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 10 am Monday 20 Apr 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
16.2° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarpits today?
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 30 | 39 | 37 | 50 | 45 | 46 | 99 | 51 | 85 | 87 | 92 | 103 | 181 | 139 | 341 | 226 | 103 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:38PM 1.45 | 12:10AM 2.26 | 3:11PM 1.41 | 1:10AM 2.12 | 4:51PM 1.47 | 2:27AM 1.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:52AM 0.12 | 5:39PM 1.16 | 7:58AM 0.19 | 6:34PM 1.28 | 9:13AM 0.26 | 8:10PM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thu 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
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