Tarantulas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.50° N 120.50° W

Issued: 3 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tarantulas sea temperature is

21.8°C

Tarantulas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (09 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (09 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Evening (09 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 9				Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thu 12
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	4517	4096	3341	3209	2288	2221	1862	1442	1266	1405	1575	1708	1848	1905	1905	1760	1734	1599	1575	1342	1301	980	3170
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNE	ENE	W	W	WNW	N	NNE	NNE	ENE	E	SE	SE	SSE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide					10:35PM1.50m			9:09AM2.14m					11:24PM1.46m			9:40AM2.08m					00:19AM1.41m
Low Tide		3:56PM0.20m				2:57AM1.12m					4:35PM0.22m			3:26AM1.19m					5:17PM0.28m			3:54AM1.25m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—
	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	4:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	22	19	19	19	19	20	24	24	24	21	22	21	21	21	24	24	23	21	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	20	19	17	17	16	16	18	23	22	22	19	19	18	19	18	21	21	21	20	20	19	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 16
kJ	4517	4096	3341	3209	2288	2221	1862	1442	1266	1405	1575	1708	1848	1905	1905	1760	1734	1599	1575	1342	1301	980	3170
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	NW 15	SSW 15	NW 13	NW 13	SW 15	NW 12	NW 12	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	NW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 16	SSW 14
kJ	158	150	301	144	295	111	104	72	71	100	134	133	129	45	70	127	95	131	96	134	134	649	134
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 19	SSW 15	S 19	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 13	WNW 19	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 14	SSW 18
kJ	—	7	146	7	144	142	31	103	102	30	29	—	51	98	85	99	43	37	37	37	37	134	64
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	8	19	8	8	0	0	0	0	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	22	22	15	0	0	0	0	22
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	9	8

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