Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 4PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 284 | 223 | 218 | 265 | 202 | 158 | 117 | 106 | 96 | 129 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 429 | 424 | 504 | 504 | 553 | 441 | 483 | 430 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.67m | 8:20PM2.20m | 9:42AM1.77m | 9:09PM2.17m | 10:11AM1.86m | 9:56PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.95m | 3:17AM0.13m | 3:06PM0.80m | 3:51AM0.21m | 3:53PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 229 | 284 | 223 | 158 | 265 | 202 | 158 | 117 | 79 | 67 | 78 | 73 | 305 | 305 | 429 | 424 | 504 | 504 | 553 | 441 | 483 | 430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | SW 17 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 210 | 195 | 75 | 104 | 60 | 98 | 57 | 106 | 79 | 129 | 305 | 73 | 57 | 64 | 39 | 21 | 34 | 78 | 98 | 96 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 235 | 79 | 81 | 218 | 13 | 96 | 130 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 95 | 61 | 18 | 56 | 29 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 8 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 118 | 88 | 75 | — | 88 | 8 | 84 | 7 | — | — | 65 | 64 | 15 | 59 | 26 | 40 | 60 | 69 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 99 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 95 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 269 | 36 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 44 |
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