Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 411 | 405 | 405 | 371 | 301 | 311 | 432 | 671 | 671 | 716 | 687 | 609 | 713 | 842 | 842 | 832 | 813 | 740 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07PM1.77m | 2:14PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.54m | 9:44PM0.58m | 10:55PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 411 | 326 | 311 | 301 | 292 | 287 | 251 | 278 | 671 | 716 | 687 | 609 | 713 | 842 | 842 | 832 | 813 | 740 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 299 | 405 | 405 | 371 | 301 | 297 | 293 | 671 | 273 | 195 | 133 | 158 | 161 | 261 | 121 | 304 | 273 | 187 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | SSW 22 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 91 | 22 | 18 | 253 | 311 | 432 | 273 | 265 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 189 | 141 | 139 | 135 | 96 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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