Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 330 | 264 | 264 | 268 | 358 | 397 | 268 | 298 | 276 | 296 | 336 | 407 | 418 | 392 | 367 | 382 | 353 | 277 | 273 |
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-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.88m | 2:35AM1.33m | 2:30PM1.85m | 4:29AM1.21m | 3:21PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.75m | 7:38AM0.97m | 10:06PM0.73m | 8:03AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 330 | 330 | 264 | 264 | 268 | 358 | 397 | 232 | 298 | 161 | 161 | 303 | 330 | 339 | 392 | 367 | 382 | 353 | 277 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 99 | 64 | 157 | 159 | 24 | 22 | 42 | 344 | 79 | 71 | 102 | 98 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SW 22 | S 10 | S 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | NW 14 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 62 | 62 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 54 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 58 | 71 | 92 | 152 | 216 | 268 | 268 | 276 | 296 | 336 | 407 | 418 | — | 326 | 235 | 211 | 216 | 241 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 61 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
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