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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 pm Saturday 30 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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tarpits today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 2AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
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 Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
121 | 128 | 94 | 196 | 184 | 181 | 151 | 157 | 332 | 322 | 228 | 216 | 214 | 276 | 273 | 270 | 264 | 258 | 246 | 237 | 232 | 171 | 169 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 9:19PM2.18m | 11:32AM1.47m | 9:52PM2.17m | 12:17PM1.45m | 10:26PM2.14m | 1:05PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.22m | 3:35PM1.19m | 5:25AM0.23m | 4:07PM1.23m | 6:05AM0.27m | 4:40PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 95 | 128 | 94 | 196 | 184 | 181 | 149 | 157 | 157 | 47 | 35 | 37 | 31 | 110 | 273 | 270 | 264 | 258 | 246 | 237 | 232 | 171 | 169 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 91 | 90 | 176 | 168 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 332 | 322 | 228 | 216 | 214 | 276 | 21 | 82 | 56 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 16 | WNW 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 51 | 45 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 27 | 40 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 4 |
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