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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 Saturday 02 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarpits today?
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 11AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
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 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | |
32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 37 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.53m | 10:15PM2.14m | 12:16PM1.46m | 10:44PM2.09m | 1:13PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.27m | 4:02PM1.09m | 5:36AM0.29m | 4:27PM1.17m | 6:18AM0.34m | 4:50PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 9 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 10 | W 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 31 | 364 | 85 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 73 | 331 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 85 | 285 | 285 | 4 | 0 |
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