Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 1AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | NW 18 | WNW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 838 | 892 | 892 | 827 | 817 | 766 | 636 | 627 | 610 | 610 | 726 | 817 | 838 | 1122 | 1439 | 1920 | 2065 | 2187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26AM1.55m | 3:23PM1.84m | 6:13AM1.67m | 4:53PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55PM0.28m | 9:42AM1.32m | 11:00PM0.34m | 11:25AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | NW 18 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 838 | 892 | 892 | 827 | 817 | 766 | 636 | 627 | 610 | 610 | 359 | 211 | 838 | 838 | 1439 | 1920 | 2065 | 2187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 11 | WNW 13 | S 18 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 150 | 147 | 54 | 89 | 73 | 70 | 230 | 116 | 87 | 80 | 726 | 817 | 121 | 1122 | 715 | 697 | 661 | 736 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | NW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NW 13 | SSE 10 | WNW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 23 | WNW 22 | NW 22 | WNW 21 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 85 | 54 | 9 | 9 | 87 | 9 | 70 | 230 | 162 | 140 | 314 | 471 | 755 | 88 | 49 | 39 | 31 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 147 | 293 | 53 | 117 | 176 | 251 | 485 | 502 | — | 285 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 36 | 61 | 303 | 303 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 102 | 61 |
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