Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 390 | 390 | 346 | 330 | 316 | 309 | 452 | 440 | 351 | 341 | 410 | 408 | 423 | 589 | 719 | 698 | 643 | 607 | 621 | 821 | 768 | 621 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27AM2.03m | 11:08PM1.70m | 10:56AM2.10m | 00:01AM1.56m | 11:30AM2.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.43m | 4:41AM0.77m | 5:47PM0.37m | 5:09AM0.90m | 6:41PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 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 | 390 | 314 | 319 | 319 | 309 | 240 | 236 | 218 | 189 | 137 | 253 | 175 | 137 | 376 | 502 | 489 | 447 | 536 | 606 | 821 | 597 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 309 | 148 | 103 | 130 | 129 | 211 | 216 | 211 | 208 | 142 | 173 | 139 | 166 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 113 | 267 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | 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 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 150 | 24 | 21 | 33 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 99 | 123 | 125 | 124 | 116 | 227 | 121 | 61 | 137 | 186 | 99 | 56 | 60 | 55 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | 390 | 346 | 330 | 316 | 309 | 452 | 440 | 351 | 341 | 410 | 408 | 423 | 589 | 719 | 698 | 643 | 607 | 621 | 612 | 768 | 621 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 123 | 303 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 52 | 303 | 95 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 61 | 75 | 36 | 36 |
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