Tarantulas Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.50° N 120.50° W

Issued: 10 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarantulas sea temperature is
15.3° C

Normal 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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 5PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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 Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
697
539
519
505
491
400
325
325
325
325
334
576
582
582
395
270
464
459
432
412
397
659
1107
981
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:53AM1.34m
7:25PM2.04m
9:44AM1.38m
8:00PM2.08m
10:26AM1.42m
8:36PM2.11m
Low Tide
12:52PM1.13m
2:59AM0.36m
1:35PM1.18m
3:36AM0.28m
2:15PM1.20m
4:11AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:17
8:17
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
17
16
15
13
12
13
14
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
18
17
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
12
14
13
12
12
10
9
10
14
15
12
13
13
14
15
13
13
13
13
11
10
9
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.6
NW
7
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
697
539
519
505
491
400
325
325
241
325
334
576
582
582
395
270
464
459
432
412
397
402
397
397
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
7
0.3
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
NW
13
0.3
S
17
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
41
13
20
12
11
149
214
214
325
210
63
10
20
20
145
104
9
9
2
7
52
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.5
SSW
19
0.1
SE
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
NW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
S
19
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
14
0.1
S
10
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
13
12
12
5
12
12
11
22
214
4
10
4
4
4
24
18
27
2
4
2
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1.3
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.2
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.7
NW
6
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
Energy kJ
38
38
69
80
98
109
167
301
241
248
241
234
255
219
141
114
83
77
90
198
659
1107
981
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
8
365
61
36
19
8
8
0
8
61
95
61
53
36
36
37
61
934
934
303
60
60
36
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
7
5
8
8
7
6
5
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