Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 6PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 504 | 504 | 553 | 441 | 483 | 430 | 483 | 483 | 477 | 349 | 326 | 318 | 377 | 372 | 327 | 389 | 365 | 296 | 335 | 382 | 520 | 672 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11AM1.86m | 9:56PM2.08m | 10:40AM1.94m | 10:42PM1.94m | 11:09AM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.67m | 4:24AM0.33m | 4:39PM0.58m | 4:54AM0.49m | 5:26PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 504 | 504 | 553 | 441 | 483 | 430 | 483 | 483 | 477 | 349 | 326 | 318 | 377 | 372 | 309 | 309 | 251 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 162 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 10 | WSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 63 | 77 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 79 | 78 | 19 | 51 | 55 | 49 | 72 | 70 | 36 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | S 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 23 | 35 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 51 | 18 | 47 | 42 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 58 | 90 | 115 | 132 | 151 | 167 | 182 | 161 | 128 | 143 | 167 | 167 | 189 | 327 | 389 | 365 | 296 | 335 | 382 | 520 | 672 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 207 | 60 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 202 | 61 | 60 | 44 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 201 | 61 | 95 | 36 | 52 |
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