Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 232 | 524 | 471 | 471 | 431 | 282 | 326 | 331 | 331 | 346 | 458 | 609 | 686 | 599 | 891 | 810 | 760 | 675 | 612 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:56PM1.92m | 9:40AM1.84m | 9:38PM1.88m | 10:02AM1.94m | 10:21PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.82m | 3:24AM0.46m | 3:37PM0.67m | 3:49AM0.54m | 4:17PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 167 | 167 | 524 | 471 | 471 | 431 | 258 | 326 | 331 | 331 | 317 | 302 | 312 | 378 | 361 | 323 | 339 | 361 | 361 | 345 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | SW 18 | NW 11 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 253 | 229 | 183 | 286 | 290 | 229 | 85 | 194 | 187 | 127 | 84 | 64 | 72 | 50 | 110 | 87 | 91 | 90 | 122 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 243 | 232 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 282 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 51 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 173 | 244 | 346 | 458 | 609 | 686 | 599 | 891 | 810 | 760 | 675 | 612 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 303 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 208 | 303 | 36 | 8 | 8 |
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