Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 71 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 51 | 64 | 51 | 38 | 32 | 56 | 55 | 80 | 92 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:02PM1.97m | 00:30AM1.55m | 12:36PM2.00m | 1:36AM1.36m | 1:19PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.66m | 6:02AM0.83m | 7:38PM0.64m | 6:28AM0.98m | 8:59PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 110 | 71 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 80 | 84 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 49 | 73 | 47 | 42 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 22 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 32 | 56 | 7 | 67 | 68 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 50 | 8 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 32 | 17 | 42 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 18 | — | 27 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 51 | 64 | 51 | 38 | — | — | 10 | 12 | 92 | 179 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 583 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
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