Tarpits surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 25 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 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tarpits today?

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (26 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)13131313131313121212121212141413131414141416168
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)928957663333161514141414142018181818181818262524
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
W
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
1.46
12:08PM
1.77
4:08AM
1.55
1:23PM
1.64
4:30AM
1.67
2:58PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
0.46
6:12AM
1.43
8:18PM
0.51
8:24AM
1.39
9:04PM
0.57
10:06AM
1.23
Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:43---
Sunset-------4:47-------4:47-------4:47
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191920201925262422222121212425232120191818222220
Feels °C (?)161616161523242119191818182222211917161515202019
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