Tarpits Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report and Surf Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
1-2FT
Knee to thigh
Swell
Wind
2KTSN
2kts gusts, Offshore
Tide
Temperature
66°F
2mm wetsuit
Santa Barbara Forecast
Chris Borg •Today
SB waves are weak today. Better mix of SW-SSW swells outside SB.
Locally small surf averaging under thigh high. Clean conditions in the morning, manageable W afternoon onshores.
Outside of SB, SSW tropical swell drops as fresh SW Southern Hemi joins in, keeping exposures in fun surf.
Tarpits Surf Forecast
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Tarpits Surf Guide
Located at the south end of the Carpinteria State Beach, Tarpits is an erratic, semi-closed-out beach/reefbreak that tends to be best during the rainy season, when sand flows out of the small rivermouth to the south. The uneven reefbreak to the south of Tarpits also can offer a few lined-up lefts during a solid S swell. Read more