Tarantulas Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.50° N 120.50° W

Issued: 4 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarantulas sea temperature is
13.4° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year

Tarantulas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 1AM is: 1.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)5ft (1.5m)17s
Afternoon (10 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (10 Jun)8ft (2.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
19
1.4
S
19
1.4
S
18
1.5
S
18
1.5
S
18
1.5
S
18
1.5
S
18
1.5
S
17
1.4
SSW
16
2.4
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1673
1357
1243
1391
1421
1421
1405
1373
1094
1042
1071
1093
1224
1093
1039
918
866
739
665
625
622
536
536
529
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
5
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
0
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:57PM1.89m
6:29AM1.35m
6:30PM2.05m
7:49AM1.37m
7:09PM2.21m
8:57AM1.42m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.77m
11:42AM0.86m
1:43AM0.50m
12:29PM0.95m
2:32AM0.25m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:14
8:14
8:14
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
13
13
14
14
18
21
20
20
18
16
14
14
17
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
17
19
Feels °C
12
12
8
10
12
12
17
19
18
17
15
14
13
11
14
15
17
17
17
16
14
14
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
19
1.4
S
19
1.4
S
18
1.5
S
18
1.5
S
18
2.5
NW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
Energy kJ
1673
1357
1243
1391
1421
1126
1012
943
943
1028
1071
1093
1224
1093
1039
918
866
739
665
625
569
480
424
384
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
WNW
18
1.5
S
18
1.5
S
18
1.5
S
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
87
85
84
67
30
1421
1405
1373
1094
1042
1029
1016
1016
1003
871
860
684
522
515
508
622
536
536
529
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.3
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
Energy kJ
25
28
14
14
14
66
41
25
66
51
25
9
9
10
42
21
40
40
40
76
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
143
219
459
833
1108
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
Distance (km)
61
44
36
8
0
0
0
75
8
8
8
0
15
15
22
22
22
22
0
0
0
0
19
178
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
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