Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 9AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 453 | 505 | 407 | 326 | 326 | 342 | 485 | 596 | 596 | 432 | 400 | 785 | 603 | 596 | 552 | 617 | 836 | 865 | 773 | 734 | 824 | 1065 | 1321 | 1550 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.54m | 3:36PM1.73m | 3:01AM1.36m | 4:14PM1.84m | 4:47AM1.25m | 4:58PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.65m | 9:59PM1.03m | 9:05AM0.79m | 11:22PM0.85m | 9:47AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 453 | 505 | 407 | 326 | 326 | 261 | 485 | 596 | 392 | 314 | 306 | 785 | 603 | 596 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 751 | 566 | 552 | 545 | 452 | 499 | 499 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 21 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 12 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | S 19 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 114 | 305 | 85 | 114 | 164 | 261 | 322 | 596 | 432 | 142 | 1 | 188 | 142 | 142 | 188 | 140 | 4 | 190 | 119 | 192 | 184 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | NW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 19 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 181 | 305 | 87 | 260 | 256 | 342 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 332 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 143 | 137 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 169 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 92 | 110 | 141 | 182 | 259 | 341 | 400 | 432 | 440 | 508 | 552 | 617 | 836 | 865 | 773 | 734 | 824 | 1065 | 1321 | 1550 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 36 | 61 | 95 | 135 | 61 | 44 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 61 | 95 | 95 | 61 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 61 | 36 | 95 | 53 | 36 |
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