Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 6AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 750 | 580 | 789 | 807 | 943 | 943 | 798 | 911 | 869 | 857 | 978 | 975 | 589 | 627 | 525 | 452 | 520 | 639 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:58PM2.14m | 11:05AM1.48m | 9:34PM2.16m | 11:31AM1.51m | 10:09PM2.14m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.20m | 3:22PM1.13m | 4:55AM0.19m | 4:00PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 750 | 580 | 789 | 807 | 943 | 943 | 798 | 911 | 869 | 667 | 770 | 724 | 589 | 452 | 525 | 318 | 382 | 435 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSW 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | S 17 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 124 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 62 | 128 | 120 | 108 | 171 | 201 | 539 | 532 | 627 | 297 | 283 | 239 | 305 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | S 18 | SSE 14 | S 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 2 | 259 | 280 | 325 | 98 | 168 | 147 | 90 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 412 | 452 | 499 | 564 | 481 | 465 | 465 | 481 | 613 | 857 | 978 | 975 | — | 581 | 452 | 452 | 520 | 639 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 95 | 208 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 208 | 61 | 36 | 19 |
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