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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 Monday 01 Dec 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
17.4° 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 11AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 193 | 235 | 184 | 103 | 171 | 227 | 222 | 280 | 482 | 467 | 538 | 635 | 606 | 708 | 675 | 636 | 620 | 612 | 501 | 488 | 371 | 347 | 343 | 333 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:53AM 2.17 | 7:02PM 1.51 | 6:30AM 2.34 | 8:04PM 1.55 | 7:11AM 2.48 | 9:03PM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:16PM 0.79 | 12:55PM 0.40 | 12:00AM 0.88 | 1:43PM 0.14 | 12:45AM 0.96 | 2:31PM -0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
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