Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 8PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 539 | 532 | 532 | 834 | 890 | 799 | 732 | 623 | 689 | 604 | 604 | 594 | 540 | 614 | 739 | 807 | 844 | 1132 | 1207 | 1160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:07PM1.88m | 9:26AM2.03m | 9:54PM1.80m | 9:52AM2.09m | 10:41PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.59m | 3:11AM0.52m | 3:48PM0.45m | 3:41AM0.66m | 4:29PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 539 | 532 | 532 | 834 | 890 | 799 | 732 | 623 | 689 | 604 | 604 | 594 | 540 | 614 | 739 | 807 | 268 | 448 | 705 | 877 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | S 11 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 263 | 202 | 229 | 525 | 506 | 493 | 474 | 393 | 387 | 382 | 443 | 367 | 330 | 367 | 330 | 268 | 448 | 268 | 131 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | W 18 |
| kJ | 224 | 331 | 412 | 242 | 196 | 196 | 98 | 206 | 125 | 192 | 144 | 144 | 131 | 94 | 251 | 360 | 58 | 42 | 47 | 162 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 42 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 11 | — | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 844 | 1132 | 1207 | 1160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 61 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 61 | 36 | 8 | 52 |
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