Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 3AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
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 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 557 | 557 | 622 | 536 | 536 | 529 | 529 | 394 | 366 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 361 | 361 | 355 | 350 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 346 | 653 | 406 | 447 | 360 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:57AM1.42m | 7:51PM2.35m | 9:58AM1.46m | 8:38PM2.45m | 10:54AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.25m | 1:18PM1.02m | 3:21AM0.04m | 2:09PM1.08m | 4:11AM-0.10m | 3:01PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 557 | 557 | 471 | 415 | 376 | 321 | 266 | 235 | 366 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 361 | 361 | 355 | 286 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 346 | 653 | 406 | 447 | 360 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 515 | 508 | 622 | 536 | 536 | 529 | 529 | 394 | 141 | 176 | 143 | 193 | 204 | 186 | 133 | 350 | 147 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 78 | 97 | 55 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 76 | 75 | 65 | 63 | 135 | 117 | 97 | 99 | 326 | 322 | 315 | 164 | 229 | 101 | 97 | 68 | 92 | 111 | 56 | 97 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 93 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 95 | 61 |
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