Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 6AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 146 | 183 | 276 | 352 | 352 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 267 | 453 | 505 | 407 | 326 | 326 | 342 | 485 | 596 | 596 | 432 | 412 | 785 | 603 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 00:51AM1.71m | 3:03PM1.64m | 1:45AM1.54m | 3:36PM1.73m | 3:01AM1.36m | 4:14PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.53m | 8:35PM1.15m | 8:31AM0.65m | 9:59PM1.03m | 9:05AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 88 | 93 | 183 | 276 | 352 | 352 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 267 | 453 | 505 | 407 | 326 | 326 | 261 | 485 | 596 | 392 | 314 | 306 | 785 | 603 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 21 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 186 | 138 | 137 | 101 | 137 | 137 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 103 | 109 | 114 | 305 | 116 | 114 | 164 | 261 | 322 | 596 | 432 | 142 | 137 | 188 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | NW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 19 | S 7 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 148 | 146 | 27 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 101 | 99 | 181 | 305 | 85 | 260 | 256 | 342 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 332 | 1 | 23 | 21 |
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 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 112 | 112 | 112 | 149 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 169 | 214 | 233 | 245 | 205 | 235 | 141 | 160 | 217 | 289 | 377 | 412 | 412 | 479 | 558 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 365 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 61 | 61 | 95 | 60 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 61 | 95 | 135 |
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