Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 1PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 173 | 121 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 103 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 201 | 204 | 201 | 193 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 163 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.88m | 4:14AM1.28m | 4:22PM1.90m | 6:21AM1.24m | 5:13PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.79m | 10:40PM0.85m | 9:13AM0.97m | 00:03AM0.73m | 10:02AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 95 | 173 | 121 | 166 | 166 | 82 | 51 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 111 | 106 | 95 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 193 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 163 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | W 5 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 85 | 4 | 62 | 57 | 56 | 169 | 103 | 107 | 111 | 50 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 201 | 204 | 201 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 14 | W 4 | W 14 | W 14 | W 4 | SSW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 17 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 36 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 4 | 67 | 4 | 3 | 111 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 52 | 47 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 33 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 73 | 85 | 73 | 35 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 100 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 121 | 30 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 85 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 285 | 4 | 0 |
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