Tarantulas Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.50° N 120.50° W

Issued: 4 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarantulas sea temperature is
13.7° C

1.9°C colder than average for this time of year

Tarantulas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 8AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (30 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (30 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
832
769
725
739
739
678
678
678
678
692
692
724
738
724
667
653
609
557
546
557
557
546
479
440
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
12:13PM1.45m
10:24PM2.13m
12:49PM1.46m
10:59PM2.08m
1:25PM1.48m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.19m
4:09PM1.20m
5:57AM0.21m
4:48PM1.20m
6:31AM0.26m
5:30PM1.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:17
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
14
17
16
16
15
12
12
12
14
16
16
16
15
12
12
11
13
16
17
17
15
12
Feels °C
10
11
13
14
12
12
12
10
10
10
13
13
12
12
12
9
9
9
11
13
13
12
12
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
832
769
725
739
739
678
678
678
678
692
692
724
738
724
667
653
609
557
546
557
557
546
479
142
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
149
74
138
118
211
276
209
209
209
309
347
268
268
229
173
264
261
258
251
186
148
326
246
103
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
66
68
94
159
118
102
78
76
74
44
44
25
25
25
127
192
125
74
72
106
246
146
144
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
Energy kJ
554
490
490
424
440
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
269
61
61
36
0
0
0
0
8
455
61
36
36
1
0
0
8
61
61
36
8
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
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3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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