Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 4AM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 746 | 872 | 1004 | 863 | 863 | 657 | 630 | 628 | 634 | 813 | 881 | 719 | 845 | 864 | 933 | 750 | 750 | 881 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:40PM2.03m | 10:12AM1.43m | 8:21PM2.09m | 10:39AM1.46m | 8:58PM2.14m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.30m | 2:04PM1.21m | 3:53AM0.24m | 2:44PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 746 | 872 | 1004 | 863 | 863 | 657 | 630 | 628 | 614 | 614 | 719 | 719 | 845 | 864 | 933 | 750 | 750 | 580 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 21 | SW 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 47 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 180 | 118 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 37 | 36 | 159 | 124 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SSE 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 30 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 91 | 11 | — | 7 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 477 | 559 | 667 | 645 | 494 | 453 | 469 | 567 | 634 | 813 | 881 | 692 | 549 | 505 | 535 | 582 | 692 | 881 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 135 | 19 | 44 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 208 | 61 | 36 | 40 | 36 |
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