Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 297 | 284 | 219 | 215 | 209 | 153 | 148 | 146 | 103 | 333 | 391 | 273 | 627 | 612 | 715 | 631 | 606 | 701 | 691 | 691 | 797 | 706 | 726 | 952 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:29AM2.13m | 11:58PM1.43m | 10:02AM2.06m | 1:05AM1.39m | 10:38AM1.96m | 2:34AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.29m | 3:40AM1.24m | 5:49PM0.37m | 4:08AM1.31m | 6:39PM0.45m | 4:40AM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
 | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 |
| kJ | 297 | 297 | 284 | 219 | 215 | 209 | 153 | 148 | 146 | 103 | 333 | 391 | 273 | 627 | 612 | 715 | 631 | 606 | 701 | 691 | 691 | 797 | 706 | 726 | 952 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 15 | SW 14 | W 19 | W 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 21 |
| kJ | 29 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 76 | 49 | 66 | 226 | 60 | 56 | 53 | 51 | 66 | 100 | 99 | 82 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 562 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 24 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 31 | 46 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 114 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 121 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 285 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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