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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 10 am Thursday 09 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 5PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 67 | 68 | 67 | 103 | 145 | 209 | 123 | 209 | 209 | 65 | 62 | 88 | 173 | 173 | 175 | 175 | 173 | 171 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:21PM 1.47 | 3:44AM 1.68 | 7:50PM 1.53 | 5:11AM 1.70 | 7:53PM 1.60 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:10AM 0.62 | 9:50PM 1.47 | 12:06PM 0.57 | 11:53PM 1.38 | 12:46PM 0.51 | 12:47AM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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