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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 pm Wednesday 27 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tarpits today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 4AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | |
78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 86 | 74 | 74 | 98 | 131 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 39 | 37 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:53PM2.11m | 9:20AM1.49m | 8:20PM2.15m | 10:06AM1.49m | 8:48PM2.17m | 10:49AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.39m | 2:00PM1.03m | 3:35AM0.30m | 2:32PM1.10m | 4:10AM0.24m | 3:04PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 69 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 70 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 64 | 71 | 42 | 32 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 16 | W 6 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 78 | 77 | 45 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 12 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 86 | 11 | 49 | 73 | 47 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 38 | 37 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 10 | WNW 16 | NW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 45 | 77 | 43 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 4 | 50 | 4 | 45 | 42 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | SW 3 | WSW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 5 |
| kJ | 66 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | 23 | 98 | 131 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 121 | 300 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 4 |
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