Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 9AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | 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 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 44 | 62 | 82 | 81 | 123 | 121 | 150 | 145 | 184 | 177 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 169 | 164 | 158 | 154 | 150 | 150 | 146 | 149 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.90m | 8:08PM1.99m | 8:50AM2.01m | 8:56PM1.94m | 9:16AM2.09m | 9:42PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.31m | 2:12PM0.74m | 2:30AM0.39m | 2:56PM0.57m | 3:01AM0.50m | 3:37PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 70 | 41 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 121 | 150 | 59 | 184 | 64 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 169 | 164 | 98 | 98 | 91 | 88 | 146 | 82 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 44 | 44 | 81 | 123 | 64 | 64 | 145 | 58 | 177 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 41 | 35 | 98 | 158 | 154 | 150 | 150 | 83 | 142 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | WNW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 6 | 82 | 37 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 90 | 153 | 90 | 90 | 36 | 75 | 149 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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