Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 2AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 343 | 266 | 351 | 197 | 362 | 362 | 288 | 223 | 166 | 186 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 214 | 186 | 146 | 183 | 276 | 352 | 352 | 273 | 273 |
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-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:34PM1.99m | 1:59PM1.51m | 00:10AM1.87m | 2:31PM1.56m | 00:51AM1.71m | 3:03PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.32m | 6:20PM1.22m | 7:32AM0.42m | 7:21PM1.21m | 8:01AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | 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 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 365 | 343 | 266 | 260 | 197 | 184 | 362 | 154 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 132 | 129 | 125 | 129 | 129 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 352 | 273 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 144 | 142 | 142 | 193 | 142 | 362 | 21 | 288 | 223 | 166 | 186 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 183 | 276 | 352 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 11 | WNW 15 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 246 | 158 | 21 | 21 | 132 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 36 | 68 | 20 | 18 | 128 | 148 | 214 | 214 | 146 | 146 | 137 | 101 | 99 | 67 | 63 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 225 | — | 351 | — | — | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 149 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 365 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 61 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 61 | 61 |
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