Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarantulas today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarantulas at 5PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tarantulas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 193 | 266 | 432 | 549 | 794 | 931 | 986 | 964 | 964 | 964 | 1010 | 1162 | 1162 | 1046 | 830 | 666 | 540 | 390 | 355 | 348 | 348 | 336 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:11PM1.63m | 11:02PM2.35m | 12:53PM1.69m | 11:52PM2.17m | 1:35PM1.75m | 00:45AM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33AM-0.11m | 4:52PM1.01m | 6:15AM-0.01m | 5:52PM0.99m | 6:56AM0.16m | 6:56PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 95 | 62 | 102 | 93 | 91 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 159 | 159 | 218 | 212 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 830 | 666 | 540 | 352 | 348 | 297 | 266 | 260 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 108 | 107 | 65 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 160 | 155 | 159 | 88 | 151 | 75 | 177 | 280 | 292 | 280 | 74 | 74 | 348 | 348 | 336 | 313 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 62 | 59 | 59 | 35 | 59 | 59 | 162 | 165 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 117 | 75 | 181 | 181 | 74 | 85 | 50 | 74 | 103 | 143 | 243 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 143 | 193 | 266 | 432 | 549 | 794 | 931 | 986 | 964 | 964 | 964 | 1010 | 1162 | 1162 | 1046 | — | — | — | 390 | 355 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 207 | 95 | 52 | 61 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 15 | 95 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 205 | 61 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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