Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 2PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 636 | 627 | 715 | 794 | 683 | 1018 | 653 | 987 | 865 | 839 | 681 | 660 | 647 | 373 | 363 | 510 | 284 | 289 | 430 | 370 | 356 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.46m | 6:25PM2.10m | 8:44AM1.57m | 7:26PM2.17m | 9:13AM1.67m | 8:20PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM1.23m | 1:57AM0.17m | 1:20PM1.10m | 2:39AM0.12m | 2:16PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 361 | 636 | 627 | 715 | 794 | 683 | 1018 | 653 | 987 | 865 | 839 | 681 | 660 | 647 | 373 | 363 | 510 | 284 | 289 | 430 | 370 | 356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | S 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 443 | 334 | 334 | 339 | 314 | 397 | 15 | 453 | 41 | 41 | 49 | 36 | 36 | 53 | 273 | 229 | 80 | 257 | 207 | 81 | 76 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 10 | NW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 122 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 81 | 81 | 15 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 50 | 49 | 14 | 80 | 81 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 52 | 54 | 47 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 106 | 113 | 104 | 104 | 78 | 98 | 96 | 103 | 105 | 94 | 82 | 104 | 77 | 108 | 99 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 61 | 365 | 61 | 8 |
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