Tarantulas Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.50° N 120.50° W

Issued: 10 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tarantulas sea temperature is
13.5° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 6AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (11 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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 Wed night, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
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)
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
18
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1050
1016
1016
1003
1003
860
725
684
569
557
622
631
536
529
529
394
366
295
295
326
361
361
355
350
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
5
NNE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:49AM1.37m
7:09PM2.21m
8:57AM1.42m
7:51PM2.35m
9:58AM1.46m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.50m
12:29PM0.95m
2:32AM0.25m
1:18PM1.02m
3:21AM0.04m
2:09PM1.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
8:14
8:14
8:14
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
15
15
17
19
19
18
16
15
15
15
17
19
19
19
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
Feels °C
17
17
14
13
15
17
17
17
17
15
15
15
17
18
19
18
15
15
17
17
18
17
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1050
998
998
951
899
832
725
684
569
557
471
424
384
258
272
235
366
295
295
295
361
361
355
286
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
S
14
0.9
NW
9
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1029
1016
1016
1003
1003
860
684
619
515
508
622
631
536
529
529
394
144
180
152
197
211
193
186
350
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
WNW
11
Energy kJ
66
51
25
9
9
10
21
42
42
40
40
41
76
77
78
62
135
99
99
326
326
322
315
143
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
8
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
4
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
15
22
22
22
57
0
9
15
0
15
249
178
8
8
0
0
0
0
94
269
61
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Rating
(10 max)
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3
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3
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
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4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
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8
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6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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