Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 5AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 614 | 614 | 719 | 719 | 845 | 864 | 933 | 750 | 750 | 769 | 881 | 807 | 807 | 943 | 798 | 911 | 869 | 783 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 8:21PM2.09m | 10:39AM1.46m | 8:58PM2.14m | 11:05AM1.48m | 9:34PM2.16m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.24m | 2:44PM1.17m | 4:25AM0.20m | 3:22PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 614 | 614 | 719 | 719 | 845 | 864 | 933 | 750 | 750 | 580 | 798 | 807 | 807 | 943 | 798 | 911 | 869 | 667 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SW 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSE 18 | SSW 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 180 | 118 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 159 | 124 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 82 | 62 | 128 | 121 | 109 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SE 17 | SSE 18 | S 10 | SSE 18 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 91 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 64 | 119 | 119 | 119 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 531 | 545 | 634 | 613 | 481 | 441 | 429 | 535 | 598 | 769 | 881 | 794 | 594 | 494 | 465 | 512 | 645 | 783 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 95 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 95 | 208 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
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