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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 Tuesday 26 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarpits today?
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 11AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 18 | |
140 | 138 | 135 | 131 | 201 | 199 | 293 | 529 | 356 | 175 | 153 | 125 | 120 | 115 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:29AM1.50m | 7:26PM2.06m | 8:28AM1.49m | 7:53PM2.11m | 9:20AM1.49m | 8:20PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.68m | 12:53PM0.83m | 2:23AM0.52m | 1:28PM0.94m | 3:00AM0.39m | 2:00PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 21 | 17 | 135 | 131 | 201 | 199 | 126 | 270 | 192 | 124 | 153 | 125 | 115 | 115 | 70 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 70 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 140 | 138 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 125 | 120 | 116 | 115 | 115 | 2 | 46 | 78 | 70 | 45 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 9 | — | W 18 | S 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | S 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 2 | — | 16 | 17 | 77 | 77 | 44 | 42 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 40 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 134 | 293 | 529 | 356 | 175 | 100 | 34 | 120 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 59 | 1583 | 362 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 484 | 362 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 160 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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