Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 1AM is: 0.9m 22s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 21s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 24 | SSW 24 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 563 | 368 | 355 | 477 | 799 | 898 | 799 | 664 | 658 | 598 | 746 | 872 | 863 | 863 | 863 | 657 | 630 | 628 | 692 | 881 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:57PM1.97m | 9:44AM1.39m | 7:40PM2.03m | 10:12AM1.43m | 8:21PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM1.24m | 2:44AM0.37m | 1:18PM1.24m | 3:20AM0.30m | 2:04PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 137 | 243 | 239 | 375 | 799 | 898 | 799 | 664 | 658 | 598 | 746 | 872 | 863 | 863 | 863 | 657 | 630 | 628 | 614 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 21 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 563 | 368 | 268 | 123 | 169 | 132 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 32 | 31 | 47 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 180 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NW 10 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 184 | 26 | 41 | 61 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 14 | 37 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 322 | 322 | 355 | 477 | 613 | 609 | 520 | 465 | 494 | 512 | 574 | 684 | 789 | 728 | 564 | 481 | 469 | 582 | 692 | 881 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 61 | 303 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
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