Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 72 | 131 | 150 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 217 | 141 | 115 | 76 | 123 | 180 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 178 | 171 | 186 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.95m | 8:58AM1.37m | 6:50PM2.00m | 9:32AM1.42m | 7:34PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM1.22m | 1:55AM0.48m | 12:18PM1.26m | 2:35AM0.38m | 1:13PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 36 | 48 | 62 | 98 | 86 | 70 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 115 | 28 | 27 | 36 | 35 | 40 | 36 | 37 | 46 | 29 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 75 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 92 | 92 | 125 | 121 | 18 | 76 | 72 | 65 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 178 | 171 | 186 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | WNW 8 | SSW 24 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 70 | 70 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 217 | 141 | 20 | 54 | 123 | 180 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 131 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 121 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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