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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 pm Wednesday 29 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
17 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 215 | 205 | 74 | 47 | 37 | 30 | 18 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:59PM2.13m | 9:59AM1.64m | 9:22PM2.15m | 10:43AM1.59m | 9:48PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.79m | 3:46AM0.37m | 3:10PM0.90m | 4:21AM0.30m | 3:36PM1.00m | 4:58AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 42 | 42 | 12 | 109 | 113 | 74 | 47 | 37 | 30 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 15 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 14 | S 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | ESE 2 | SSE 2 | — | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 27 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 215 | 205 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 362 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 85 |
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