Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 3PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 987 | 865 | 826 | 775 | 762 | 668 | 387 | 369 | 235 | 284 | 274 | 222 | 265 | 202 | 161 | 151 | 127 | 96 | 129 | 305 | 309 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44AM1.57m | 7:26PM2.17m | 9:13AM1.67m | 8:20PM2.20m | 9:42AM1.77m | 9:09PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM1.10m | 2:39AM0.12m | 2:16PM0.95m | 3:17AM0.13m | 3:06PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 8 | S 10 | S 9 | NW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 987 | 865 | 826 | 775 | 762 | 668 | 387 | 369 | 229 | 284 | 274 | 158 | 265 | 202 | 114 | 151 | 108 | 67 | 76 | 74 | 309 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SW 19 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | S 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 65 | 58 | 49 | 47 | 17 | 53 | 265 | 223 | 235 | 210 | 158 | 222 | 74 | 96 | 161 | 98 | 96 | 79 | 93 | 305 | 49 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | NW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 58 | 31 | 57 | 36 | 36 | 17 | 50 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 13 | 132 | 98 | 146 | 127 | 96 | 129 | 60 | 82 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 58 | 85 | 52 | 45 | 139 | 129 | 120 | 94 | 73 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 104 | 104 | — | 82 | 79 | — | 67 | 67 | 19 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 95 | 61 | 61 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 61 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 36 |
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