Tarpits surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 10 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 10AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.5
SSW
1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)181818151515161616161616161616161615151515151010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123209209656288173175175175173171144142142140138133126123121121208210
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
0
N
0
S
10
S
15
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
S
10
WSW
5
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
1.68
7:50PM
1.53
5:11AM
1.70
7:53PM
1.60
6:15AM
1.75
8:02PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.57
11:53PM
1.38
12:46PM
0.51
12:47AM
1.23
1:18PM
0.48
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise--6:33-------6:31-------6:31-----
Sunset-----7:24-------7:25-------7:27--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11---------1111-----
Temp. °C171617181918151514131417171715151514141616161313
Feels °C (?)171618171718141513121415141515151413141212121011
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