Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 11AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 257 | 192 | 236 | 120 | 120 | 195 | 107 | 125 | 123 | 56 | 37 | 76 | 76 | 68 | 77 | 72 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:33PM2.13m | 12:07PM1.64m | 11:08PM2.01m | 12:34PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.28m | 5:10PM1.02m | 6:03AM0.38m | 5:56PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | 264 | 257 | 192 | 236 | 45 | 46 | 195 | 107 | 125 | 22 | 34 | 35 | 76 | 76 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | S 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 27 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 107 | 72 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 123 | 37 | 37 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 77 | 72 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | SSE 10 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 13 | — | 20 | — | 120 | 120 | 33 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 56 | 25 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | 11 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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