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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 4 am Monday 23 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
16.8° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarpits today?
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 57 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:31AM 2.16 | 2:43PM 1.33 | 1:24AM 2.08 | 5:05PM 1.32 | 2:38AM 2.00 | 6:49PM 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:03AM 0.40 | 6:32PM 1.15 | 9:28AM 0.42 | 7:25PM 1.29 | 10:59AM 0.40 | 9:44PM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
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