Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 150 | 137 | 130 | 129 | 225 | 179 | 248 | 327 | 357 | 243 | 214 | 241 | 292 | 659 | 666 | 659 | 644 | 734 | 684 | 667 | 717 | 808 | 915 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56AM1.33m | 1:34PM1.97m | 3:46AM1.22m | 2:32PM1.97m | 6:24AM1.25m | 3:49PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.98m | 9:14PM0.59m | 7:14AM1.12m | 10:46PM0.51m | 8:13AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 87 | 121 | 130 | 84 | 225 | 176 | 248 | 192 | 183 | 167 | 123 | 183 | 292 | 659 | 666 | 190 | 275 | 322 | 363 | 377 | 319 | 808 | 915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 95 | 150 | 137 | 99 | 98 | 129 | 179 | 195 | 327 | 357 | 243 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 81 | 118 | 659 | 644 | 734 | 684 | 667 | 717 | 332 | 332 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 16 | SW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 152 | 48 | 28 | 29 | 129 | 3 | 61 | 60 | 57 | — | 113 | 214 | 241 | 78 | 50 | 126 | 47 | 97 | 91 | 188 | 173 | 236 | 290 | 282 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 200 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 192 | 188 | 183 | 206 | 197 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 16 | — | 19 | 42 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 95 | 303 | 61 | 60 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 19 | 61 | 95 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 8 |
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