Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 10AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 557 | 507 | 450 | 398 | 343 | 307 | 266 | 260 | 202 | 189 | 138 | 135 | 135 | 132 | 127 | 160 | 125 | 204 | 159 | 120 | 118 | 84 | 84 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:40AM1.43m | 2:26PM1.85m | 3:05AM1.26m | 3:14PM1.92m | 5:16AM1.18m | 4:14PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.80m | 9:31PM0.82m | 8:03AM0.94m | 11:01PM0.68m | 8:46AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | SW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 9 | SW 13 | NW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 557 | 507 | 450 | 398 | 343 | 307 | 266 | 260 | 202 | 189 | 138 | 135 | 71 | 71 | 98 | 160 | 88 | 71 | 56 | 120 | 83 | 41 | 84 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | NW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | NW 9 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 37 | 87 | 85 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 127 | 127 | 71 | 72 | 19 | 19 | 127 | 16 | 125 | 96 | 91 | 84 | 75 | 84 | 29 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 89 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 33 | 42 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 3 | NW 8 | NNE 3 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | WNW 4 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 432 | 356 | 348 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 135 | 132 | 4 | 126 | 2 | 204 | 159 | — | 118 | 8 | 67 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 269 | 61 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 269 | 61 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 209 | 61 | 36 | 8 |
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