Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:46AM1.46m | 11:57AM2.16m | 2:10AM1.34m | 12:47PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.36m | 5:25AM1.02m | 7:30PM0.38m | 5:58AM1.15m | 8:49PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 67 | 54 | 32 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 6 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 2 | SE 9 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 121 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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