Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 118 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 59 | 69 | 69 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 35 | 33 | 80 | 80 | 121 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:33AM1.56m | 8:16PM2.44m | 10:07AM1.66m | 9:06PM2.45m | 10:41AM1.74m | 9:54PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.01m | 1:59PM1.08m | 3:35AM-0.06m | 2:54PM0.97m | 4:14AM-0.05m | 3:46PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 82 | 118 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 59 | 69 | 69 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 33 | 31 | 80 | 80 | 121 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 12 | W 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 20 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 15 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | — | S 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | W 11 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 285 | 244 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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