Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 10PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
200 | 173 | 155 | 160 | 215 | 218 | 206 | 194 | 147 | 181 | 179 | 227 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 216 | 211 | 208 | 240 | 247 | |
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 | 7:20PM1.96m | 9:38AM1.48m | 8:01PM2.03m | 9:57AM1.53m | 8:39PM2.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM1.24m | 2:51AM0.33m | 1:56PM1.17m | 3:21AM0.28m | 2:34PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SW 17 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
95 | 96 | 143 | 160 | 215 | 218 | 206 | 155 | 147 | 148 | 134 | 227 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 216 | 125 | 163 | 161 | 159 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 |
112 | 154 | 155 | 157 | 201 | 201 | 199 | 194 | 109 | 181 | 179 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 211 | 125 | 85 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 |
84 | 78 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 50 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 55 | 80 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
200 | 173 | 144 | 144 | 158 | 147 | 136 | 140 | 143 | 125 | 128 | 131 | 137 | 128 | 159 | 173 | 178 | 208 | 240 | 247 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 61 | 52 | 53 | 36 |
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