Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 10AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 99 | 151 | 142 | 183 | 192 | 189 | 160 | 152 | 115 | 115 | 119 | 121 | 129 | 121 | 85 | 93 | 95 | 83 | 72 | 59 | 184 | 257 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:50AM2.00m | 10:08PM1.86m | 10:15AM2.09m | 10:54PM1.75m | 10:44AM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM0.51m | 4:04PM0.52m | 4:02AM0.62m | 4:46PM0.42m | 4:29AM0.75m | 5:33PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 99 | 151 | 142 | 183 | 192 | 189 | 160 | 152 | 115 | 115 | 119 | 121 | 129 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 38 | 59 | 58 | 147 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 71 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 55 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 121 | 85 | 93 | 95 | 83 | 72 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 49 | 30 | 13 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 43 | 39 | 32 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 33 | 45 | 17 | 37 | 42 | 56 | 58 | 56 | 58 | 54 | 184 | 257 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 331 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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