Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 5AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 9 | SW 16 | NW 9 | SW 16 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 278 | 235 | 230 | 203 | 176 | 168 | 155 | 209 | 449 | 316 | 207 | 207 | 202 | 202 | 268 | 266 | 371 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:23PM2.38m | 10:20AM1.61m | 9:14PM2.39m | 10:54AM1.69m | 10:03PM2.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM-0.05m | 3:02PM0.98m | 4:25AM-0.03m | 3:55PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 278 | 235 | 230 | 203 | 176 | 168 | 123 | 172 | 183 | 179 | 176 | 179 | 176 | 202 | 230 | 266 | 260 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 156 | 139 | 137 | 139 | 125 | 121 | 155 | 209 | 449 | 316 | 207 | 207 | 202 | 181 | 268 | 264 | 371 | 261 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 186 | 184 | 184 | 148 | 145 | 82 | 103 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 28 | 116 | 39 | 41 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 70 | 365 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 178 | 269 | 61 | 8 | 0 |
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