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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 Friday 15 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | |
151 | 151 | 194 | 250 | 250 | 296 | 302 | 253 | 381 | 256 | 835 | 736 | 736 | 633 | 613 | 623 | 941 | 927 | 679 | 480 | 339 | 280 | 273 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:52PM2.43m | 10:33AM1.59m | 9:33PM2.50m | 11:33AM1.56m | 10:18PM2.50m | 12:35PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.01m | 3:12PM0.99m | 4:56AM-0.08m | 3:56PM1.07m | 5:49AM-0.09m | 4:44PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 |
 kJ | 151 | 151 | 194 | 250 | 250 | 296 | 302 | 253 | 259 | 256 | 835 | 736 | 736 | 633 | 613 | 623 | 941 | 927 | 679 | 480 | 339 | 280 | 273 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 107 | 74 | 75 | 61 | 120 | 82 | 70 | 70 | 108 | 155 | 68 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | W 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | W 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 26 | 20 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 126 | 173 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | WNW 6 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | 381 | — | — | — | — | — | 440 | — | 253 | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 30 | 4 |
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