Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 6PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 19 | SSE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 261 | 206 | 200 | 166 | 186 | 180 | 154 | 175 | 149 | 121 | 127 | 138 | 248 | 123 | 236 | 151 | 283 | 399 | 491 | 541 | 528 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:36AM1.63m | 6:21PM1.93m | 8:05AM1.74m | 7:23PM1.95m | 8:33AM1.85m | 8:17PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM1.13m | 1:25AM0.29m | 1:32PM0.94m | 2:05AM0.33m | 2:21PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 78 | 261 | 206 | 200 | 73 | 186 | 180 | 154 | 175 | 149 | 121 | 119 | 130 | 123 | 105 | 119 | 149 | 200 | 200 | 229 | 541 | 528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | NW 8 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | NW 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 264 | 56 | 51 | 56 | 166 | 55 | 61 | 101 | 96 | 93 | 113 | 127 | 42 | 125 | 123 | 151 | 97 | 283 | 399 | 491 | 135 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SW 10 | SSE 12 | WNW 13 | SSE 12 | NW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NW 6 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 4 | 56 | 17 | 56 | 40 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 69 | 84 | 113 | 138 | 248 | 114 | 236 | 151 | 149 | 140 | 128 | 35 | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 3 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 77 | 5 | 73 | — | 73 | 57 | 55 | 67 | 55 | 54 | 56 | 73 | 42 | 51 | 39 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 61 | 78 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 61 | 36 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 303 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
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