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Tarpits surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarpits today?
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 4AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 38 | 38 | 42 | 63 | 37 | 42 | 112 | 113 | 113 | 203 | 198 | 181 | 177 | 165 | 157 | 153 | 106 | 103 | 94 | 90 | 89 | 57 | 56 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:45AM 1.75 | 2:40PM 1.54 | 4:28AM 1.84 | 4:13PM 1.40 | 5:04AM 1.92 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:32PM 0.47 | 9:36AM 1.15 | 9:20PM 0.63 | 11:00AM 0.98 | 10:06PM 0.78 | 12:02PM 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
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