Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 9PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 613 | 604 | 604 | 594 | 599 | 455 | 594 | 600 | 448 | 940 | 1137 | 1178 | 1391 | 1749 | 1838 | 1800 | 1961 | 1467 | 1313 | 1168 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:54PM1.80m | 9:52AM2.09m | 10:41PM1.71m | 10:19AM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.45m | 3:41AM0.66m | 4:29PM0.36m | 4:08AM0.80m | 5:10PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 613 | 604 | 604 | 594 | 599 | 455 | 594 | 600 | 264 | 448 | 547 | 751 | 563 | 505 | 597 | 597 | 1671 | 1467 | 1313 | 1168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 24 | WNW 24 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 387 | 382 | 443 | 367 | 330 | 330 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 257 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 314 | 487 | 635 | 627 | 733 | 620 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 |
| kJ | 125 | 192 | 144 | 144 | 131 | 94 | 251 | 360 | 448 | 43 | 45 | 180 | 178 | 174 | 52 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 1122 | 712 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 416 | 940 | 1137 | 1178 | 1391 | 1749 | 1838 | 1800 | 1961 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 365 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 53 | 61 | 61 | 95 | 408 | 61 | 208 | 70 |
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