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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 Wednesday 01 Apr 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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarpits today?
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 18 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 53 | 37 | 75 | 51 | 53 | 69 | 60 | 199 | 230 | 139 | 127 | 177 | 120 | 92 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:00AM 1.88 | 10:07PM 2.07 | 10:42AM 1.77 | 10:30PM 2.09 | 11:25AM 1.65 | 10:54PM 2.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:57AM 0.52 | 3:56PM 0.61 | 4:34AM 0.44 | 4:20PM 0.75 | 5:12AM 0.41 | 4:43PM 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
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