Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 11AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 24 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 445 | 439 | 417 | 394 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 321 | 321 | 326 | 374 | 385 | 385 | 537 | 601 | 731 | 931 | 794 | 735 | 661 | 620 | 579 | 645 | 701 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | 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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30AM1.22m | 5:21PM1.89m | 8:10AM1.27m | 6:10PM1.92m | 9:08AM1.34m | 6:57PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.70m | 10:13AM1.10m | 1:15AM0.58m | 11:16AM1.20m | 2:03AM0.47m | 12:22PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 199 | 188 | 167 | 136 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 321 | 321 | 299 | 295 | 290 | 222 | 205 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 199 | 252 | 319 | 139 | 255 | 135 | 375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | S 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 445 | 439 | 417 | 394 | 96 | 44 | 165 | 192 | 243 | 312 | 217 | 207 | 204 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 114 | 98 | 568 | 661 | 563 | 368 | 91 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 23 | S 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 35 | 66 | 41 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 45 | 9 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 171 | 237 | 171 | 170 | 287 | 138 | 96 | 141 | 42 | 268 | 88 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 68 | 27 | 74 | 25 | 49 | 85 | 122 | 212 | 326 | 374 | 385 | 385 | 537 | 601 | 731 | 931 | 794 | 735 | 636 | 620 | 579 | 645 | 701 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 36 | 36 | 95 | 135 | 135 | 95 | 60 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 61 | 95 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 202 | 207 | 61 | 36 | 36 |
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