Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 10AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 770 | 604 | 532 | 627 | 525 | 385 | 440 | 494 | 596 | 604 | 515 | 445 | 413 | 408 | 475 | 639 | 760 | 686 | 515 | 547 | 445 | 463 | 581 | 639 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.51m | 10:09PM2.14m | 11:57AM1.55m | 10:44PM2.07m | 12:23PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.19m | 4:00PM1.09m | 5:23AM0.22m | 4:40PM1.06m | 5:50AM0.29m | 5:23PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 770 | 470 | 402 | 413 | 525 | 385 | 382 | 413 | 568 | 604 | 515 | 445 | 413 | 249 | 441 | 360 | 338 | 686 | 515 | 445 | 395 | 243 | 395 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 13 | S 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | 201 | 539 | 532 | 627 | 325 | 326 | 239 | 301 | 301 | 469 | 463 | 424 | 257 | 302 | 176 | 225 | 157 | 590 | 372 | 526 | 104 | 180 | 33 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | S 18 | SSE 14 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SW 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | — | SSW 14 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 259 | 280 | 325 | 98 | 168 | 147 | 171 | 3 | 293 | 273 | 326 | 144 | 106 | — | — | 104 | — | 183 | — | — | 54 | 18 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 619 | 604 | — | — | 369 | 369 | 440 | 494 | 596 | — | — | — | 408 | 408 | 475 | 639 | 760 | — | — | 547 | 445 | 463 | 581 | 639 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 208 | 61 | 19 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 208 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
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