Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 2AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 628 | 628 | 628 | 695 | 711 | 623 | 525 | 449 | 363 | 311 | 250 | 244 | 196 | 196 | 264 | 201 | 238 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:16AM1.43m | 12:39PM1.92m | 2:33AM1.30m | 1:17PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM1.00m | 8:02PM0.60m | 6:31AM1.14m | 9:15PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 17 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 628 | 628 | 145 | 695 | 711 | 623 | 525 | 88 | 363 | 311 | 250 | 244 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 201 | 238 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 108 | 148 | 23 | 135 | 129 | 125 | 89 | 75 | 87 | 87 | 121 | 88 | 121 | 121 | 264 | 193 | 149 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 23 | 6 | 33 | 54 | 28 | 86 | 14 | 74 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 163 | 162 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 628 | — | — | — | — | 449 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 208 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 178 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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