Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 204 | 251 | 295 | 340 | 350 | 365 | 247 | 200 | 173 | 163 | 160 | 215 | 218 | 206 | 194 | 147 | 181 | 179 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32PM1.88m | 9:19AM1.44m | 7:20PM1.96m | 9:38AM1.48m | 8:01PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM1.30m | 2:17AM0.41m | 1:13PM1.24m | 2:51AM0.33m | 1:56PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SW 17 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 60 | 57 | 59 | 73 | 174 | 196 | 261 | 65 | 95 | 96 | 143 | 160 | 215 | 218 | 206 | 155 | 147 | 148 | 134 | 227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 59 | 74 | 50 | 59 | 133 | 95 | 129 | 112 | 154 | 155 | 157 | 201 | 201 | 199 | 194 | 109 | 181 | 179 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 10 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 72 | 51 | 126 | 59 | 10 | 14 | 130 | 125 | 84 | 78 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 168 | 204 | 251 | 295 | 340 | 350 | 365 | 247 | 200 | 173 | 163 | 144 | 162 | 171 | 160 | 143 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
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