Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 6AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 512 | 624 | 619 | 634 | 728 | 502 | 606 | 752 | 742 | 711 | 580 | 891 | 898 | 709 | 652 | 535 | 476 | 486 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.56m | 11:30AM2.13m | 1:05AM1.43m | 12:10PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.90m | 6:41PM0.35m | 5:39AM1.04m | 7:45PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 213 | 376 | 502 | 489 | 580 | 412 | 606 | 752 | 742 | 711 | 187 | 261 | 898 | 709 | 652 | 535 | 476 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 13 | SW 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 137 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 447 | 222 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 159 | 261 | 157 | 261 | 331 | 326 | 363 | 392 | 361 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 227 | 121 | 61 | 137 | 151 | 111 | 57 | 56 | 35 | 33 | 159 | 28 | 198 | 196 | 183 | 174 | 132 | 132 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 512 | 624 | 619 | 634 | 728 | 502 | 514 | 514 | 560 | 502 | 580 | 891 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 95 | 95 | 36 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 207 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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