Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 11AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NW 9 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 96 | 89 | 84 | 118 | 100 | 84 | 86 | 126 | 131 | 207 | 292 | 292 | 207 | 115 | 132 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 344 | 214 | 295 | 366 | 366 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | 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-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:16AM1.18m | 4:14PM2.00m | 7:22AM1.24m | 5:22PM2.09m | 8:27AM1.34m | 6:28PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM0.68m | 8:46AM1.08m | 00:20AM0.49m | 10:05AM1.18m | 1:24AM0.30m | 11:42AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 62 | 59 | 44 | 36 | 83 | 84 | 59 | 86 | 84 | 23 | 57 | 292 | 292 | 207 | 83 | 83 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 344 | 214 | 295 | 366 | 366 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 9 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 125 | 96 | 89 | 53 | 75 | 100 | 84 | 84 | 60 | 84 | 207 | 55 | 111 | 82 | 115 | 132 | 95 | 55 | 81 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 83 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 13 | S 12 | NW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 15 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | W 14 | SW 12 | NW 8 | W 14 | W 13 | SSE 9 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 33 | 42 | 84 | 25 | 14 | 49 | 80 | 126 | 131 | 84 | 113 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 107 | 16 | 36 | 32 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 83 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 3 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | 118 | 78 | 6 | 79 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 43 | 55 | 70 | 57 | 55 | 43 | 33 | — | 31 | 43 | 51 | 63 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 409 | 61 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 688 | 61 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 19 |
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