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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 Tuesday 05 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
15.3° 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 12AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 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 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | WNW 6 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | |
54 | 60 | 134 | 98 | 60 | 95 | 95 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 55 | 110 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 2:28PM1.36m | 11:51PM1.94m | 4:37PM1.37m | 00:31AM1.85m | 1:23AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM1.31m | 7:59AM0.48m | 5:08PM1.37m | 8:58AM0.53m | 9:56AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 |
 kJ | 54 | 54 | 85 | 48 | 26 | 13 | 95 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 50 | 20 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 57 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 12 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 95 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 60 | 134 | 98 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 9 | 36 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 55 | 110 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 362 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
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