Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 1PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 416 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 403 | 429 | 440 | 494 | 381 | 1092 | 408 | 486 | 450 | 402 | 677 | 604 | 582 | 549 | 593 | 258 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:49AM1.58m | 7:35PM1.89m | 9:04AM1.65m | 8:16PM1.92m | 9:21AM1.74m | 8:56PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM1.10m | 2:33AM0.40m | 2:22PM0.97m | 2:59AM0.41m | 2:59PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 91 | 416 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 290 | 277 | 301 | 388 | 361 | 1092 | 343 | 370 | 342 | 307 | 677 | 604 | 582 | 549 | 593 | 258 | 263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 362 | 41 | 137 | 203 | 257 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 324 | 326 | 314 | 258 | 314 | 233 | 233 | 214 | 211 | 206 | 194 | 189 | 186 | 286 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 90 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 349 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 255 | 272 | 217 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 137 | 91 | 202 | 244 | 240 | 403 | 429 | 440 | 494 | 381 | — | 408 | 486 | 450 | 402 | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 365 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 36 | 36 |
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