Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 8AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1050 | 1204 | 1026 | 880 | 611 | 534 | 437 | 449 | 543 | 543 | 449 | 368 | 454 | 448 | 326 | 326 | 261 | 394 | 376 | 457 | 384 | 504 | 891 | 979 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.69m | 7:05PM1.67m | 8:05AM1.80m | 7:55PM1.69m | 8:23AM1.92m | 8:43PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.55m | 1:30PM1.01m | 1:33AM0.57m | 2:07PM0.82m | 2:01AM0.62m | 2:45PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1050 | 1204 | 1026 | 880 | 611 | 534 | 396 | 449 | 543 | 543 | 449 | 331 | 317 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 261 | 394 | 376 | 457 | 371 | 371 | 291 | 446 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 529 | 529 | 326 | 253 | 336 | 492 | 437 | 239 | 229 | 168 | 123 | 103 | 454 | 448 | 326 | 57 | 246 | 181 | 184 | 135 | 133 | 103 | 121 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 20 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 276 | 346 | 193 | 154 | 218 | 216 | 194 | 194 | 121 | 368 | 103 | 79 | 47 | 326 | 45 | 65 | 45 | 61 | 96 | 133 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | 111 | 145 | 251 | 337 | 384 | 504 | 891 | 979 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 52 | 22 | 53 | 69 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 107 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 61 | 95 | 95 | 8 | 8 |
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