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Tarpits Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Tarpits surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 PDTForecast 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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarpits today?
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 4PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Sat 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 67 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 87 | 110 | 144 | 147 | 120 | 122 | 87 | 74 | 52 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:49PM 1.43 | 4:12AM 1.95 | 7:31PM 1.55 | 5:40AM 1.96 | 8:02PM 1.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:59AM 0.40 | 9:44PM 1.37 | 12:13PM 0.33 | 11:46PM 1.29 | 1:08PM 0.28 | 12:59AM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Sat 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
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