Tarpits surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 30 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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tarpits today?

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (30 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (30 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wed
03
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.6
W
0.3
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)151414131313121212122222212020191818181717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20926123628427621519323523210384227222280482467538635606708675636620612
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
NE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassonglassglassoffcross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassoncross-
on
crossglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21AM
1.99
5:52PM
1.48
5:53AM
2.17
7:02PM
1.51
6:30AM
2.34
8:04PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.69
11:16PM
0.79
12:55PM
0.40
12:00AM
0.88
1:43PM
0.14
12:45AM
0.96
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wed
03
Sunrise6:45-------6:45-------6:46-------
Sunset---4:47-------4:46-------4:46----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151819171616161515181918171716161618191716151514
Feels °C (?)131718171514141313171817151513131316171514141412
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