Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 12PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 126 | 124 | 123 | 124 | 270 | 258 | 232 | 104 | 103 | 229 | 226 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:15AM1.82m | 10:40PM2.25m | 11:49AM1.88m | 11:27PM2.04m | 12:23PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.04m | 4:37PM0.80m | 5:26AM0.18m | 5:28PM0.76m | 5:58AM0.37m | 6:22PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 126 | 124 | 82 | 104 | 270 | 258 | 232 | 104 | 103 | 229 | 226 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 74 | 71 | 54 | 82 | 123 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 46 | 8 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 11 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 10 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 124 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 36 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 106 | 285 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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