Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 12PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | NW 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 170 | 156 | 135 | 135 | 132 | 127 | 160 | 125 | 114 | 91 | 84 | 83 | 100 | 88 | 86 | 126 | 131 | 207 | 292 | 292 | 207 | 115 | 132 |
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 | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05AM1.26m | 3:14PM1.92m | 5:16AM1.18m | 4:14PM2.00m | 7:22AM1.24m | 5:22PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.94m | 11:01PM0.68m | 8:46AM1.08m | 00:20AM0.49m | 10:05AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 202 | 170 | 156 | 135 | 135 | 132 | 98 | 82 | 62 | 69 | 44 | 36 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 70 | 55 | 292 | 292 | 207 | 83 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 9 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 127 | 127 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 127 | 160 | 125 | 96 | 91 | 53 | 83 | 100 | 49 | 85 | 60 | 84 | 207 | 113 | 82 | 82 | 115 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | NW 10 | S 12 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | W 12 | S 11 | W 15 | SW 16 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 57 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 33 | 42 | 84 | 75 | 14 | 24 | 80 | 126 | 131 | 84 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 68 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 114 | — | — | 2 | 78 | 88 | 79 | 77 | 54 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 221 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 365 | 61 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 15 | 15 |
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