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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 Wednesday 15 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarpits today?
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 1PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
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) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 70 | 74 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 54 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 99 | 87 | 96 | 57 | 164 | 141 | 100 | 80 | 94 | 95 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:46AM 1.84 | 9:01PM 2.12 | 9:35AM 1.81 | 9:29PM 2.25 | 10:27AM 1.74 | 10:02PM 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:47AM 0.61 | 2:44PM 0.57 | 3:29AM 0.40 | 3:14PM 0.67 | 4:14AM 0.23 | 3:46PM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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