Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 1PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 169 | 222 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 160 | 108 | 105 | 108 | 101 | 158 | 163 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 156 | 180 | 178 | 123 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:29AM1.63m | 6:05PM1.68m | 7:41AM1.73m | 6:57PM1.72m | 7:55AM1.84m | 7:45PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM1.19m | 00:57AM0.55m | 1:21PM1.01m | 1:25AM0.57m | 1:57PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 174 | 169 | 222 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 160 | 108 | 105 | 108 | 101 | 158 | 163 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 156 | 108 | 107 | 105 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 4 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 37 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 41 | 89 | 89 | 55 | 83 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 42 | 45 | 127 | 180 | 178 | 123 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 15 | WSW 4 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | S 22 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WSW 8 | WNW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 35 | 57 | 92 | 55 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 26 | 45 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | E 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 285 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
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