Tarpits surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 09 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
16.6° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tarpits today?

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 4AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1
W
Period(s) (?)17181818181515151616161616161616161616151515159
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)145209123209209656288173175175175173171144142142140138133126123121153
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
W
0
NNW
0
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
1.47
3:44AM
1.68
7:50PM
1.53
5:11AM
1.70
7:53PM
1.60
6:15AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:50PM
1.47
12:06PM
0.57
11:53PM
1.38
12:46PM
0.51
12:47AM
1.23
1:18PM
0.48
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:33-------6:31-------6:31---
Sunset-------7:24-------7:25-------7:27
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------11--------1124----
Temp. °C181817161618191815141413141617171515151414161616
Feels °C (?)171717161617171814131312141414151414131211121212
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