Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 12AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 331 | 317 | 385 | 567 | 604 | 527 | 371 | 723 | 635 | 573 | 505 | 449 | 449 | 460 | 470 | 460 | 423 | 383 | 421 |
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-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:38PM1.88m | 10:02AM1.94m | 10:21PM1.80m | 10:27AM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.67m | 3:49AM0.54m | 4:17PM0.54m | 4:14AM0.65m | 5:00PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 326 | 331 | 317 | 302 | 312 | 378 | 361 | 250 | 339 | 361 | 356 | 276 | 263 | 252 | 192 | 314 | 314 | 309 | 252 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 187 | 173 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 71 | 134 | 344 | 126 | 125 | 122 | 126 | 119 | 152 | 107 | 148 | 103 | 130 | 129 | 165 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 50 | 51 | 87 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 150 | 45 | 21 | 33 | 28 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 83 | 136 | 271 | 385 | 567 | 604 | 527 | 371 | 723 | 635 | 573 | 505 | 449 | 449 | 460 | 470 | 460 | 423 | 383 | 421 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 303 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 61 | 52 | 36 | 36 |
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