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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 Friday 17 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
15.5° 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 3PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 104 | 108 | 79 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 44 | 54 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:27AM 1.74 | 10:02PM 2.34 | 11:22AM 1.65 | 10:39PM 2.38 | 12:24PM 1.54 | 11:21PM 2.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:46PM 0.78 | 5:01AM 0.12 | 4:20PM 0.91 | 5:53AM 0.09 | 4:57PM 1.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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