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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 am Friday 29 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
15.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarpits today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | |
61 | 60 | 60 | 86 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 39 | 38 | 59 | 176 | 188 | 90 | 281 | 233 | 227 | 195 | 154 | 332 | 322 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:06AM1.49m | 8:48PM2.17m | 10:49AM1.49m | 9:19PM2.18m | 11:32AM1.47m | 9:52PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.30m | 2:32PM1.10m | 4:10AM0.24m | 3:04PM1.15m | 4:47AM0.22m | 3:35PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 6 |
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 74 | 74 | 50 | 68 | 44 | 35 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 59 | 120 | 128 | 74 | 281 | 233 | 227 | 195 | 154 | 99 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | W 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 59 | 60 | 60 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 73 | 47 | 36 | 70 | 70 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 91 | 63 | 176 | 168 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 332 | 322 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 61 | 59 | 51 | 86 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 42 | 71 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 90 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 51 | 24 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 44 | 176 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 37 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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