Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 11PM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 813 | 759 | 954 | 1159 | 900 | 683 | 1165 | 980 | 770 | 742 | 582 | 838 | 827 | 817 | 697 | 688 | 679 | 621 | 512 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.50m | 11:14AM2.03m | 1:19AM1.40m | 11:45AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.33m | 5:00AM1.06m | 6:36PM0.39m | 5:23AM1.17m | 7:28PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 813 | 685 | 592 | 488 | 469 | 373 | 1165 | 980 | 759 | 740 | 568 | 838 | 827 | 817 | 697 | 688 | 679 | 621 | 493 | 493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 411 | 759 | 954 | 1159 | 900 | 683 | 314 | 266 | 770 | 742 | 582 | 553 | 182 | 553 | 553 | 545 | 538 | 508 | 512 | 512 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | — | WNW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 659 | 405 | 405 | 485 | 485 | 491 | 674 | 768 | 96 | 95 | 85 | — | 545 | 119 | 94 | 65 | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 499 | 235 | — | 249 | 286 | 273 | 233 | — | — | — | — | 62 | 59 | 38 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 205 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 19 | 8 | 8 |
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