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Tarpits surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast 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
15.6° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tarpits today?

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (13 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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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)151414141413131313131319181716161515141414151313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)288280264253236173171171168166156110106214249237376343320311320150202209
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
0
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
SE
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
0
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glasscross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
1.96
8:08PM
1.36
6:08AM
2.03
8:43PM
1.41
6:48AM
2.10
9:12PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
0.48
11:34PM
1.23
1:50PM
0.36
12:25AM
1.23
2:24PM
0.27
1:07AM
1.21
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-7:03-------7:03-------7:03------
Sunset---5:07-------5:08-------5:09----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182223231919191919232523202120202023242220191818
Feels °C (?)142020201616161615212221181817161621212018161515
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