Tarpits Webcam and Surf Cam

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Issued: 10 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tarpits sea temperature is

20.6° C

Tarpits surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Campus Point Surf Cam (Campus Point)

19 mi away

This is the best Tarpits webcam that we have found on the web. The Tarpits surf cam and those surfcams nearby are not operated by surf-forecast.com, so please contact us if you find the Tarpits surf cam is dead or frequently offline. Also, if you know of a better beach camera that points at a surf spot in the region, let us know. Webcams for Tarpits and elsewhere along the Santa Barbara coast are useful as indicators for general surf conditions that affect other surf breaks in the region.