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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 27 Mar 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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarpits today?
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 10AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 53 | 52 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:40AM 1.96 | 8:02PM 1.66 | 6:49AM 2.00 | 8:30PM 1.76 | 7:45AM 2.03 | 8:56PM 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:46PM 1.29 | 1:08PM 0.28 | 12:59AM 1.13 | 1:52PM 0.27 | 1:52AM 0.95 | 2:29PM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
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