Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 9PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 178 | 178 | 134 | 136 | 259 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 310 | 259 | 193 | 172 | 183 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:34PM2.16m | 4:05AM1.46m | 1:45PM2.00m | 5:17AM1.56m | 3:14PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33PM0.24m | 7:26AM1.35m | 9:46PM0.30m | 9:31AM1.34m | 10:52PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 |
| kJ | 193 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 178 | 178 | 134 | 136 | 259 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 310 | 259 | 193 | 116 | 183 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WSW 8 | W 4 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 10 | W 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 124 | 172 | 121 | 239 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NW 13 | SW 20 | W 4 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 12 | SSW 10 | W 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 16 | S 10 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | — | — | W 4 | S 11 | E 9 | SSW 10 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | 87 | 66 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 285 | 285 | 0 | 0 |
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