Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 4PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 59 | 58 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 152 | 150 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.73m | 8:19AM1.43m | 4:43PM1.73m | 8:15AM1.49m | 5:54PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.62m | 10:35AM1.41m | 00:49AM0.54m | 12:10PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 11 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 152 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 82 | 53 | 39 | 96 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 81 | 81 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 29 | 150 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 96 | 96 | 96 | 9 | 96 | 59 | 58 | 85 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 6 | 29 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 24 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 76 | 285 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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