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Tarpits/Carpinteria State Beach
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Tarpits/Carpinteria State Beach Swells & Tide


Surf Height

1-2 ft

TIDE -0.8 ft
SWELL1 1.5 ft, 187° @ 13s
SWELL2 0.7 ft, 221° @ 20s
SWELL3 0.6 ft, 230° @ 14s
WINDWAVE 2.5 ft, 284° @ 4s
WIND NW @ 2 mph  
(offshore)

Tarpits/Carpinteria State Beach Tides

Today's tide chart for Tarpits/Carpinteria State Beach


low 5:46 AM -0.9'
current tide 6:08 AM -0.8'
high 12:11 PM 4.4'
low 5:16 PM 2.1'

Synopsis


Long period swell from the S mixes with long period swell from the SW for surf with average wave heights of 0-1+ ft and set waves in the 1-2 ft range, with a dominant period of 13 seconds. Recent winds have been very light and trending offshore from the NNE, averaging 2 mph. As of 6:07 AM wind is very light and offshore from the NW (50) at 2 mph. A topped out 5.9' high tide at 12:01 AM raced down to a soon to be -0.9' low at 5:46 AM.

Tarpits/Carpinteria State Beach Weather



Cloudy
Air 57° F
Water 61° F
Sunrise 6:05 AM
Sunset 8:04 PM

Swell Analysis

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Height Direction Period
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s
swell2 6 ft 10s
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)
The dominant energy hitting Tarpits/Carpinteria State Beach is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

There was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry.” Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.

Nearby Buoys


Santa Cruz Basin, CA (203)

48 min ago

3.3'   SSW   14 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.31' SSW @ 14.3 sec
(02)
2.95' WNW @ 4.5 sec

WEST SANTA BARBARA 38 NM WEST OF SANTA BARBARA, CA

48 min ago

3'   W   15 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.64' W @ 14.8 sec
(02)
2.3' WNW @ 4.5 sec

Long-range Swell Forecast

Tarpits/Carpinteria State Beach 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day
[Updated 1 minutes ago]

  NW @ 2 mph

  Cloudy

1-2 ft

Water: 61°F

Tide: -0.8'

Synopsis

Saturday, July 26, 2025 5:43 AM


TARPITS/CARPINTERIA STATE BEACH SURF REPORT:

Long period swell from the S mixes with long period swell from the SW for surf with average wave heights of 0-1+ ft and set waves in the 1-2 ft range, with a dominant period of 13 seconds. Recent winds have been very light and trending offshore from the NNE, averaging 2 mph. As of 6:07 AM wind is very light and offshore from the NW (50) at 2 mph. A topped out 5.9' high tide at 12:01 AM raced down to a soon to be -0.9' low at 5:46 AM. (...read more)

Swell Analysis


Swell/Wind Analysis

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Height Direction Period Energy
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s 420 kJ
swell2 6 ft 10s 42 kJ
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s 69 kj
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s 420 kj
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)

The dominant energy hitting Tarpits/Carpinteria State Beach is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

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Tides

Today's tide chart for Tarpits/Carpinteria State Beach


low 5:46 AM -0.9'
current tide 6:08 AM -0.8'
high 12:11 PM 4.4'
low 5:16 PM 2.1'

Tarpits/Carpinteria State Beach Weather



Cloudy
Air 57° F
Water 61° F
Wind
offshore
2 mph
Sunrise 6:05 AM
Sunset 8:04 PM

Long-range Swell Forecast

Tarpits/Carpinteria State Beach 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day

Nearby Buoys


Santa Cruz Basin, CA (203)

48 min ago

3.3'

Sig. Wave Height

SSW

Mean Direction

14 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.31' SSW @ 14 sec
(02)
2.95' WNW @ 4 sec

WEST SANTA BARBARA 38 NM WEST OF SANTA BARBARA, CA

48 min ago

3'

Sig. Wave Height

W

Mean Direction

15 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.64' W @ 15 sec
(02)
2.3' WNW @ 4 sec