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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 13 Sep 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at Tarpits today?
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 1AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 75 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 46 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 127 | 125 | 119 | 182 | 180 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:06AM 1.34 | 3:36PM 1.99 | 7:21AM 1.45 | 5:06PM 1.99 | 7:59AM 1.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:25PM 0.44 | 8:32AM 1.30 | 11:50PM 0.37 | 10:49AM 1.33 | 12:54AM 0.29 | 12:22PM 1.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Barbara
The wind is still cross-off at Tarpits (moderate winds from the ENE at BUOY-NTBC1 16 km from Tarpits). 0.6m 6s windswell from the W with a 0.3m 15s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.2m 13s groundswell from the W. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
16 km away, 1 h 15 min ago
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