Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 3PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 340 | 310 | 232 | 226 | 288 | 284 | 284 | 277 | 270 | 266 | 263 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 193 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02AM2.08m | 00:58AM1.42m | 11:32AM2.00m | 2:16AM1.33m | 12:06PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.40m | 5:07AM1.16m | 7:12PM0.48m | 5:22AM1.26m | 8:15PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 12 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 240 | 340 | 310 | 232 | 226 | 288 | 284 | 284 | 277 | 270 | 266 | 263 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 193 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 6 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 116 | 10 | 44 | 50 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 129 | 50 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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