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Tarantulas surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 21 Dec 2024 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tarantulas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tarantulas sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tarantulas today?
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 7PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 9.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (21 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 6726 | 6711 | 8192 | 11980 | 16444 | 17055 | 15882 | 13227 | 11630 | 9889 | 8424 | 7100 | 5917 | 5295 | 5848 | 6124 | 9736 | 26633 | 26534 | 22545 | 18090 | 15721 | 13254 | 10990 | 9427 | 9026 | 9681 | 7185 | 7802 | 7119 | 7119 | 6482 | 6447 | 5153 | 4851 | 5008 | 3803 | 3937 | 2982 | 2489 | 2378 | 3116 | 4414 | 8417 | 9772 | 9424 | 8427 | 7857 | 7371 | 6012 | 5492 | 5492 | 3773 | 3826 | 9304 | 9847 | 9847 | 9627 | 9091 | 8198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:28PM 1.54 | 3:56AM 1.69 | 2:49PM 1.37 | 4:31AM 1.76 | 4:29PM 1.27 | 5:02AM 1.83 | 6:05PM 1.25 | 5:33AM 1.90 | 7:19PM 1.29 | 6:04AM 1.98 | 8:16PM 1.34 | 6:36AM 2.06 | 9:01PM 1.38 | 7:11AM 2.13 | 9:40PM 1.41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:35PM 0.62 | 10:09AM 1.13 | 9:15PM 0.76 | 11:26AM 0.97 | 9:55PM 0.90 | 12:20PM 0.79 | 10:37PM 1.01 | 1:02PM 0.62 | 11:20PM 1.10 | 1:38PM 0.46 | 12:03AM 1.16 | 2:14PM 0.32 | 12:43AM 1.19 | 2:49PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
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