Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 6AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 17 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 793 | 896 | 995 | 500 | 546 | 711 | 772 | 1211 | 993 | 977 | 822 | 660 | 566 | 551 | 543 | 543 | 711 | 846 |
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-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 7:25AM1.53m | 5:07PM1.62m | 7:37AM1.60m | 6:11PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM0.57m | 11:59AM1.32m | 00:31AM0.55m | 12:50PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 743 | 896 | 519 | 500 | 546 | 711 | 772 | 773 | 783 | 977 | 822 | 660 | 512 | 439 | 347 | 308 | 711 | 846 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 793 | 48 | 307 | 411 | 405 | 405 | 744 | 52 | 102 | 783 | 662 | 645 | 566 | 551 | 543 | 543 | 536 | 536 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 48 | 32 | 62 | 395 | 300 | 283 | 4 | 52 | 102 | 102 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 58 | 85 | 132 | 84 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 13 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 872 | 995 | 212 | 194 | 194 | 183 | 1211 | 993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 208 | 70 | 0 | 19 |
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