Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 2PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
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 Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 366 | 366 | 366 | 366 | 209 | 196 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 202 | 220 | 197 | 193 | 256 | 216 | 260 | 306 | 328 | 458 | 645 | 629 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:01AM1.45m | 8:27PM2.46m | 10:46AM1.52m | 9:20PM2.50m | 11:29AM1.57m | 10:11PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM1.13m | 4:02AM-0.12m | 2:58PM1.09m | 4:48AM-0.15m | 3:55PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 366 | 366 | 170 | 173 | 196 | 196 | 192 | 196 | 196 | 188 | 183 | 206 | 202 | 220 | 197 | 193 | 184 | 117 | 119 | 123 | 152 | 131 | 96 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | WNW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 44 | 88 | 366 | 366 | 209 | 132 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 158 | 80 | 76 | 149 | 117 | 42 | 81 | 111 | 62 | 194 | 194 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 6 | S 18 | W 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 19 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 65 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 133 | 140 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 88 | 84 | 88 | 78 | 75 | 56 | 41 | 41 | 53 | 69 | 69 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 256 | 216 | 260 | 306 | 328 | 458 | 645 | 629 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 8 | 61 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 36 | 61 | 52 | 36 | 36 |
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