Tarantulas Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.50° N 120.50° W

Issued: 4 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarantulas sea temperature is
13.7° C

1.9°C colder than average for this time of year

Tarantulas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 1AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
739
678
678
678
678
622
622
709
724
667
653
653
609
557
546
546
557
546
441
566
365
430
314
362
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
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
High Tide
12:13PM1.45m
10:24PM2.13m
12:49PM1.46m
10:59PM2.08m
1:25PM1.48m
11:34PM1.99m
Low Tide
4:09PM1.20m
5:57AM0.21m
4:48PM1.20m
6:31AM0.26m
5:30PM1.21m
7:02AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:17
8:17
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
13
12
12
14
16
16
16
15
12
12
12
14
16
16
17
15
13
12
12
14
18
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
10
10
13
13
12
12
12
9
9
10
12
13
12
13
12
10
9
9
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
739
678
678
678
678
622
622
709
724
667
653
653
609
557
546
546
557
546
441
414
365
321
314
281
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
211
276
209
209
209
309
278
268
232
232
173
264
261
258
251
186
148
326
144
142
142
193
142
362
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
138
102
78
76
74
44
44
25
25
25
127
192
125
74
23
106
246
146
246
103
21
21
86
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
0.4
NW
3
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
554
490
490
480
432
432
2
566
430
202
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
Distance (km)
269
61
36
0
0
0
0
8
61
61
36
19
0
0
0
8
61
61
36
8
8
0
15
208
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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