Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 24 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 321 | 321 | 312 | 335 | 385 | 453 | 569 | 655 | 860 | 816 | 755 | 638 | 661 | 563 | 469 | 512 | 574 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10AM1.27m | 6:10PM1.92m | 9:08AM1.34m | 6:57PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.58m | 11:16AM1.20m | 2:03AM0.47m | 12:22PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 389 | 321 | 321 | 299 | 295 | 290 | 225 | 205 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 206 | 256 | 319 | 137 | 247 | 239 | 375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 192 | 243 | 312 | 217 | 207 | 204 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 114 | 98 | 568 | 661 | 563 | 368 | 268 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 165 | 45 | 22 | 36 | 35 | 50 | 50 | 171 | 237 | 171 | 170 | 287 | 140 | 96 | 184 | 42 | 41 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 126 | 203 | 273 | 335 | 385 | 453 | 569 | 655 | 860 | 816 | 755 | 638 | 549 | 469 | 469 | 512 | 574 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 61 | 95 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 202 | 135 | 61 | 36 | 36 |
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