Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 2PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 255 | 248 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 223 | 217 | 217 | 283 | 360 | 360 | 486 | 742 | 708 | 545 | 412 | 493 | 627 | 627 | 620 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.77m | 10:51PM2.19m | 12:02PM1.83m | 11:39PM1.99m | 12:37PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM0.05m | 4:48PM0.82m | 5:38AM0.20m | 5:41PM0.77m | 6:11AM0.38m | 6:36PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 180 | 171 | 129 | 125 | 125 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 109 | 214 | 360 | 268 | 486 | 742 | 708 | 545 | 412 | 493 | 627 | 627 | 620 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 201 | 255 | 248 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 223 | 217 | 217 | 283 | 214 | 360 | 208 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 118 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 55 | 33 | 32 | 99 | 151 | 149 | 212 | 199 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 44 | 38 | 45 | 17 | 17 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 122 | 96 | 108 | 108 | 105 | 118 | 112 | 64 | 69 | 77 | 76 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 305 | 178 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 8 | 61 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 365 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 8 |
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