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Tarpits surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 15 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
16.9° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarpits today?
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 3AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 17 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 47 | 125 | 168 | 380 | 362 | 416 | 409 | 416 | 409 | 403 | 333 | 333 | 333 | 276 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:49PM 1.40 | 6:35AM 2.10 | 8:35PM 1.44 | 7:06AM 2.15 | 9:16PM 1.46 | 7:38AM 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:08AM 1.10 | 2:00PM 0.35 | 12:44AM 1.15 | 2:34PM 0.26 | 1:20AM 1.18 | 3:08PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
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