Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 5PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
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). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 232 | 298 | 181 | 248 | 317 | 346 | 340 | 344 | 367 | 382 | 353 | 277 | 273 | 340 | 392 | 335 | 248 | 242 | 242 | 248 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.85m | 4:29AM1.21m | 3:21PM1.81m | 7:28AM1.24m | 4:25PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38AM0.97m | 10:06PM0.73m | 8:03AM1.12m | 11:34PM0.68m | 8:37AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 397 | 232 | 298 | 161 | 161 | 246 | 330 | 339 | 344 | 367 | 382 | 353 | 277 | 273 | 236 | 392 | 335 | 248 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 99 | 64 | 157 | 159 | 24 | 45 | 54 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 102 | 98 | 103 | 103 | 233 | 236 | 236 | 115 | 117 | 153 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | S 10 | S 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 103 | 133 | 113 | 57 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 157 | 175 | 175 | 181 | 248 | 317 | 346 | 340 | 318 | 254 | 222 | 194 | 204 | 258 | 340 | — | — | — | 242 | 242 | 248 | 255 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 19 | 61 | 36 | 44 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 208 | 61 | 15 | 15 |
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