Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 11PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 493 | 627 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 519 | 512 | 499 | 461 | 449 | 443 | 372 | 372 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 264 | 267 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:37PM1.88m | 00:28AM1.76m | 1:12PM1.89m | 1:24AM1.53m | 1:49PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.75m | 6:42AM0.58m | 7:36PM0.75m | 7:10AM0.79m | 8:45PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 493 | 627 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 519 | 512 | 499 | 461 | 449 | 443 | 372 | 372 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 264 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | S 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 39 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 62 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 62 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 84 | 82 | 31 | 44 | 58 | 75 | 75 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 77 | 77 | 82 | 120 | 187 | 267 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 61 | 365 | 365 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 135 | 61 | 60 | 53 | 36 |
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