Tarpits Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Tarpits 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarpits sea temperature is
22.3°C
4.7° 

Tarpits surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tarpits today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 11AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
102
96
74
64
64
66
64
64
64
63
86
84
77
54
53
53
52
51
49
48
47
46
69
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
5
E
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:45PM1.61m
11:17AM2.18m
00:46AM1.46m
11:57AM2.16m
2:10AM1.34m
12:47PM2.09m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.88m
6:26PM0.36m
5:25AM1.02m
7:30PM0.38m
5:58AM1.15m
8:49PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
21
23
27
27
28
24
24
25
24
24
27
27
26
23
23
23
22
24
27
28
26
24
24
Feels °C
17
18
21
24
25
27
23
22
23
23
24
27
27
27
23
23
23
22
24
27
28
26
24
24
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