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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 3 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarpits today?
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 9AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 95 | 132 | 161 | 209 | 261 | 236 | 284 | 276 | 272 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:30AM 1.67 | 2:58PM 1.53 | 4:53AM 1.82 | 4:31PM 1.48 | 5:21AM 1.99 | 5:52PM 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:06AM 1.23 | 9:49PM 0.63 | 11:13AM 0.98 | 10:32PM 0.71 | 12:06PM 0.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
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