Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 1AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 19 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 448 | 820 | 1069 | 1228 | 1575 | 2180 | 2422 | 2110 | 1946 | 1762 | 1622 | 1338 | 1168 | 1168 | 1159 | 1128 | 990 | 844 | 954 | 1081 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:41PM1.71m | 10:19AM2.10m | 11:29PM1.60m | 10:46AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29PM0.36m | 4:08AM0.80m | 5:10PM0.32m | 4:35AM0.94m | 5:51PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 235 | 448 | 589 | 751 | 725 | 505 | 597 | 597 | 635 | 1762 | 1622 | 1338 | 1168 | 1168 | 1128 | 1128 | 990 | 844 | 712 | 570 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 24 | WNW 24 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 268 | 268 | 125 | 180 | 178 | 174 | 314 | 487 | 77 | 627 | 627 | 620 | 620 | 604 | 1159 | 913 | 411 | 759 | 954 | 1081 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 17 | S 10 | WNW 17 | S 10 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 | SSW 20 | WNW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 448 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 168 | 52 | 157 | 76 | 1122 | 712 | 304 | 596 | 574 | 537 | 408 | 405 | 405 | 485 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 341 | 820 | 1069 | 1228 | 1575 | 2180 | 2422 | 2110 | 1946 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 303 | 305 | 303 | 61 | 22 | 52 | 36 | 60 | 39 | 269 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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