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Tarpits surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast 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
15.6° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tarpits today?

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 11PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)--
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)161616151514141414131313131313191817161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)416329324312288268264253236173171171168166117110106214249237376343324307
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
SE
5
S
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglasscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glasscross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
1.29
5:26AM
1.96
8:08PM
1.36
6:08AM
2.03
8:43PM
1.41
6:48AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33PM
1.20
1:14PM
0.48
11:34PM
1.23
1:50PM
0.36
12:25AM
1.23
2:24PM
0.27
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----7:03-------7:03-------7:03--
Sunset-------5:07-------5:08-------5:09
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818171822232219191819202325232020201919232522
Feels °C (?)151514131419201916161515162022201717161515212220
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