Tarantulas Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.50° N 120.50° W

Issued: 10 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarantulas sea temperature is
15.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Tarantulas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 4AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (14 Jun)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (14 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
S
14
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
432
432
346
653
406
447
360
360
288
288
284
449
443
405
756
756
543
543
522
552
834
1210
1210
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:38PM2.45m
10:54AM1.50m
9:27PM2.51m
11:49AM1.52m
10:18PM2.50m
12:42PM1.54m
Low Tide
4:11AM-0.10m
3:01PM1.11m
5:01AM-0.17m
3:55PM1.12m
5:52AM-0.16m
4:53PM1.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
15
16
17
17
15
14
15
14
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
19
19
19
Feels °C
14
13
12
13
15
15
16
17
14
13
15
14
16
16
17
14
14
13
13
14
16
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
Energy kJ
432
432
432
346
653
406
447
360
360
288
288
284
449
443
405
308
304
299
236
236
552
834
1210
1210
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
NW
8
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
NW
9
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.6
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
229
225
86
222
62
114
108
115
152
115
73
117
54
56
365
756
756
543
543
522
236
178
178
232
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
9
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
NW
8
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
SW
24
0.4
SW
20
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
NW
7
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
S
16
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
Energy kJ
104
133
173
71
92
111
79
152
75
71
115
76
271
138
58
24
67
23
12
38
58
124
54
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.4
NW
7
0.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
65
64
18
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
8
8
8
0
0
94
94
61
8
0
0
0
0
269
95
61
60
0
0
0
8
365
61
61
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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