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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 Saturday 23 May 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarpits today?
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 7PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
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 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
64 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 64 | 95 | 87 | 85 | 54 | 67 | 64 | 85 | 126 | 133 | 184 | 193 | 195 | 255 | 226 | 140 | 138 | 135 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:47PM1.81m | 5:01AM1.61m | 6:24PM1.91m | 6:20AM1.53m | 6:57PM1.99m | 7:29AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM1.06m | 11:32AM0.57m | 00:48AM0.87m | 12:15PM0.70m | 1:40AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 64 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 64 | 95 | 87 | 85 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 85 | 126 | 133 | 184 | 193 | 195 | 255 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 135 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | S 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 67 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 226 | 140 | 138 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | S 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 7 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 40 | 64 | 49 | 37 | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 224 | 331 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 285 | 285 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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