Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 9AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 649 | 702 | 799 | 881 | 881 | 790 | 781 | 754 | 686 | 669 | 661 | 574 | 567 | 560 | 546 | 612 | 597 | 505 | 566 | 390 | 480 | 352 | 336 | 401 |
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-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:10PM2.41m | 1:35PM1.58m | 00:04AM2.26m | 2:28PM1.63m | 1:01AM2.05m | 3:20PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM-0.09m | 5:56PM1.15m | 7:32AM0.04m | 7:08PM1.16m | 8:21AM0.20m | 8:30PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 649 | 702 | 799 | 881 | 881 | 790 | 781 | 754 | 686 | 669 | 661 | 574 | 567 | 560 | 546 | 612 | 597 | 505 | 566 | 350 | 301 | 341 | 336 | 401 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 225 | 117 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 198 | 106 | 101 | 126 | 120 | 102 | 102 | 118 | 86 | 88 | 91 | 137 | 140 | 127 | 390 | 480 | 352 | 137 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | S 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 104 | 56 | 54 | 83 | 83 | 151 | 146 | 151 | 161 | 163 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 163 | 119 | 104 | 103 | 100 | 124 | 140 | 137 | 273 | 178 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | 79 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 103 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 455 | 178 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 61 | 95 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 265 | 61 | 365 | 36 | 0 |
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