Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 12PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 754 | 649 | 613 | 628 | 567 | 567 | 594 | 695 | 720 | 588 | 445 | 314 | 318 | 326 | 339 | 277 | 285 | 297 | 366 | 366 | 366 | 366 | 287 | 321 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07AM1.29m | 6:40PM2.24m | 9:10AM1.37m | 7:34PM2.37m | 10:01AM1.45m | 8:27PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.38m | 11:48AM1.11m | 2:25AM0.16m | 12:55PM1.14m | 3:15AM-0.01m | 1:59PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 754 | 649 | 613 | 628 | 567 | 339 | 594 | 695 | 720 | 588 | 445 | 298 | 248 | 226 | 187 | 187 | 182 | 178 | 110 | 107 | 238 | 255 | 287 | 321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 475 | 475 | 387 | 372 | 348 | 9 | 334 | 334 | 305 | 305 | 309 | 314 | 318 | 326 | 339 | 277 | 285 | 297 | 366 | 366 | 366 | 366 | 212 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 14 | S 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 20 | W 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 18 | W 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 55 | 68 | 84 | 25 | 24 | 133 | 140 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 567 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 15 | 93 | 8 | 208 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 208 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 208 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
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