Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 1AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 770 | 742 | 582 | 724 | 827 | 817 | 697 | 688 | 679 | 621 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 505 | 498 | 491 | 411 | 405 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:14AM2.03m | 1:19AM1.40m | 11:45AM1.96m | 2:39AM1.33m | 12:21PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.39m | 5:23AM1.17m | 7:28PM0.46m | 5:42AM1.26m | 8:30PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 759 | 740 | 568 | 724 | 827 | 817 | 697 | 688 | 679 | 621 | 493 | 486 | 493 | 418 | 418 | 505 | 498 | 491 | 411 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 770 | 742 | 582 | 553 | 182 | 553 | 553 | 545 | 538 | 508 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 418 | 412 | 347 | 299 | 405 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | NW 8 | WNW 14 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | S 9 | S 24 | S 11 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 96 | 95 | 85 | 80 | 545 | 128 | 104 | 86 | 50 | — | — | 2 | 11 | 2 | 52 | 10 | 33 | 51 | 46 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 287 | 286 | 299 | 233 | 257 | — | — | — | 82 | 77 | 55 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 48 | — | — | 25 | 25 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 78 | 8 | 0 |
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