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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 Sunday 26 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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarpits today?
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 3AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
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 Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | |
44 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 65 | 36 | 33 | 59 | 64 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.91m | 7:36AM1.75m | 8:11PM2.00m | 8:27AM1.72m | 8:35PM2.07m | 9:15AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.80m | 1:44PM0.56m | 2:32AM0.63m | 2:16PM0.67m | 3:11AM0.48m | 2:44PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 14 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
 kJ | 25 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | S 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 31 | 25 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 13 | W 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 44 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 64 | 29 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 20 | — | 9 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 362 | 285 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 287 | 362 | 32 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 121 | 362 | 54 |
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