Tarpits surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tarpits today?

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 1AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.4
SSW
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)161666131414151515158151414149991710101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6651122118707482848455554354828181801011279671141143110
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
NE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglassglassglasscross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
1.97
8:46AM
1.84
9:01PM
2.12
9:35AM
1.81
9:29PM
2.25
10:27AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15PM
0.51
2:47AM
0.61
2:44PM
0.57
3:29AM
0.40
3:14PM
0.67
4:14AM
0.23
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:26-------6:24-------6:24-
Sunset-7:28-------7:29-------7:30------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191817151414161919191716161617192019161513131520
Feels °C (?)1716151412121517171717151515161819181511891116
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