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Tarpits surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 PST
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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 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tarpits today?

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)141313131312121212121218181716161515141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242225219162153146103102717066585790130127157153202178170123123121
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
0
ENE
5
W
5
NW
10
N
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39PM
1.48
8:01AM
2.24
10:07PM
1.50
8:36AM
2.28
10:34PM
1.53
9:10AM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
0.19
1:44AM
1.17
3:28PM
0.15
2:20AM
1.13
3:59PM
0.13
2:57AM
1.10
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------7:03-------7:03-------7:03
Sunset-5:10-------5:12-------5:13------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252420202120202426242221212020232422191918181822
Feels °C (?)222217161716152123221918181717212120161615141419
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