Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 6AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 95 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:16PM1.81m | 8:37AM1.35m | 5:27PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.71m | 00:40AM0.61m | 10:34AM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 81 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 11 | 15 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 95 | 95 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 10 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 50 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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