Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 6AM is: 0.8m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 756 | 543 | 543 | 522 | 552 | 834 | 1210 | 1210 | 949 | 723 | 649 | 702 | 799 | 881 | 881 | 790 | 781 | 754 | 686 | 669 | 661 | 574 | 567 | 560 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:18PM2.50m | 12:42PM1.54m | 11:10PM2.41m | 1:35PM1.58m | 00:04AM2.26m | 2:28PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM-0.16m | 4:53PM1.14m | 6:42AM-0.09m | 5:56PM1.15m | 7:32AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 304 | 299 | 236 | 236 | 552 | 834 | 1210 | 1210 | 949 | 723 | 649 | 702 | 799 | 881 | 881 | 790 | 781 | 754 | 686 | 669 | 661 | 574 | 567 | 560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 756 | 543 | 543 | 522 | 236 | 178 | 178 | 232 | 232 | 229 | 225 | 117 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 99 | 118 | 115 | 148 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 107 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | S 15 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 88 | 65 | 38 | 38 | 59 | 124 | 79 | 12 | 63 | 15 | 65 | 104 | 56 | 65 | 83 | 198 | 151 | 146 | 151 | 161 | 163 | 166 | 166 | 166 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | — | W 9 | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 9 | W 4 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 34 | 32 | 23 | 17 | 30 | 12 | 54 | 54 | 27 | 16 | — | 21 | — | 40 | — | — | 10 | 182 | 10 | 116 | — | — | — | 171 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 61 | 95 | 36 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 365 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 365 | 178 |
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