Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 12AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 493 | 449 | 371 | 319 | 250 | 196 | 196 | 167 | 264 | 193 | 180 | 196 | 201 | 291 | 288 | 284 | 201 | 191 | 188 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:39PM1.92m | 2:33AM1.30m | 1:17PM1.84m | 5:02AM1.25m | 2:07PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.60m | 6:31AM1.14m | 9:15PM0.64m | 6:28AM1.25m | 10:43PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 493 | 88 | 371 | 319 | 250 | 196 | 196 | 167 | 167 | 171 | 180 | 196 | 191 | 149 | 145 | 126 | 201 | 191 | 188 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 89 | 75 | 87 | 87 | 121 | 122 | 121 | 121 | 264 | 193 | 149 | 146 | 201 | 291 | 288 | 284 | 30 | 30 | 43 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 11 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 86 | 14 | 74 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 163 | 162 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 55 | 49 | 68 | 32 | 31 | 117 | 162 | 42 | 159 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | 449 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 214 | — | — | 126 | 153 | 160 | 186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 305 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 36 | 8 | 8 |
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