Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 7PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 137 | 118 | 141 | 159 | 164 | 227 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 221 | 258 | 340 | 350 | 318 | 268 | 261 | 216 | 183 | 160 |
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 | 5:34PM1.82m | 8:59AM1.39m | 6:32PM1.88m | 9:19AM1.44m | 7:20PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.49m | 12:16PM1.30m | 2:17AM0.41m | 1:13PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 103 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 88 | 95 | 151 | 95 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 176 | 196 | 95 | 65 | 95 | 96 | 143 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 99 | 137 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 34 | 49 | 35 | 41 | 35 | 74 | 59 | 133 | 130 | 129 | 112 | 154 | 155 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 51 | 74 | 59 | 10 | 9 | 85 | 125 | 84 | 78 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 102 | 106 | 118 | 141 | 159 | 164 | 227 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 221 | 258 | 340 | 350 | 318 | 268 | 261 | 216 | 183 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 95 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 36 |
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