Tarpits surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 PST
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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
17.1° 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 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (21 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
WNW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
WNW
0.6
W
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)111313131313121212151414131313131717161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)143361284225229229199196132110148250187168131119399300273266263259259253
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
0
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglassglassoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57AM
2.15
11:22PM
1.44
9:29AM
2.12
12:17AM
1.40
10:01AM
2.06
1:25AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
0.25
3:08AM
1.23
5:11PM
0.30
3:32AM
1.28
5:55PM
0.36
3:58AM
1.33
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset---4:50-------4:50-------4:49----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131518171514141313182019171716161620201917161515
Feels °C (?)101314131211111010171817141413131418181816151312
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