Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 4PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 596 | 559 | 537 | 537 | 530 | 522 | 515 | 508 | 419 | 425 | 508 | 443 | 838 | 892 | 892 | 827 | 817 | 766 | 636 | 619 | 530 | 610 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:46PM2.12m | 4:18AM1.46m | 1:57PM1.98m | 5:26AM1.55m | 3:23PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM1.27m | 8:45PM0.21m | 7:42AM1.34m | 9:55PM0.28m | 9:42AM1.32m | 11:00PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 596 | 559 | 379 | 367 | 530 | 522 | 515 | 508 | 419 | 425 | 508 | 367 | 838 | 892 | 892 | 827 | 817 | 766 | 636 | 619 | 530 | 610 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 13 | S 18 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 245 | 238 | 537 | 537 | 330 | 169 | 278 | 236 | 169 | 232 | 199 | 443 | 150 | 147 | 147 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 230 | 178 | 114 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 11 | WNW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | SSE 10 | NW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 23 |
| kJ | 77 | 75 | 4 | 37 | 125 | 36 | 127 | 212 | 340 | 333 | 329 | 155 | 85 | 54 | 54 | 89 | 88 | 9 | 72 | 230 | 162 | 140 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 5 | — | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 11 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 104 | — | 35 | — | — | — | 16 | 21 | — | 10 | — | 37 | 49 | 3 | 6 | 165 | 14 | 41 | 175 | 334 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 57 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 61 | 303 | 303 | 60 | 36 |
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