Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 18 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 257 | 253 | 312 | 253 | 253 | 176 | 176 | 172 | 168 | 145 | 138 | 119 | 149 | 152 | 194 | 210 | 303 | 340 | 362 | 386 | 456 | 535 | 672 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:46AM1.52m | 9:20PM2.50m | 11:29AM1.57m | 10:11PM2.47m | 12:11PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM-0.12m | 2:58PM1.09m | 4:48AM-0.15m | 3:55PM1.05m | 5:33AM-0.11m | 4:52PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 192 | 196 | 196 | 188 | 183 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 172 | 168 | 145 | 138 | 115 | 123 | 152 | 194 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 63 | 102 | 93 | 163 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 261 | 257 | 253 | 312 | 253 | 253 | 158 | 80 | 76 | 149 | 117 | 117 | 119 | 111 | 85 | 62 | 194 | 194 | 108 | 108 | 65 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 18 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 20 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 26 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 88 | 84 | 88 | 78 | 75 | 42 | 81 | 41 | 40 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 149 | 145 | 167 | 210 | 303 | 340 | 362 | 386 | 456 | 535 | 672 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 95 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 61 | 304 | 61 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 61 | 95 | 61 | 60 |
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