Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 2AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 277 | 309 | 351 | 317 | 308 | 357 | 420 | 499 | 689 | 792 | 682 | 628 | 560 | 667 | 915 | 902 | 695 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:08PM1.70m | 10:56AM2.10m | 00:01AM1.56m | 11:30AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.77m | 5:47PM0.37m | 5:09AM0.90m | 6:41PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 12 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 309 | 240 | 236 | 218 | 180 | 137 | 253 | 175 | 137 | 376 | 502 | 489 | 447 | 412 | 667 | 915 | 902 | 463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 129 | 165 | 216 | 211 | 208 | 142 | 173 | 139 | 166 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 270 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 41 | 53 | 99 | 123 | 125 | 124 | 116 | 227 | 121 | 61 | 137 | 188 | 111 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 284 | 277 | 309 | 351 | 317 | 308 | 357 | 420 | 499 | 689 | 792 | 682 | 628 | 560 | 525 | 525 | 573 | 695 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 44 | 95 | 75 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 60 | 81 | 36 | 8 |
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