Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 3PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 48 | 97 | 89 | 84 | 81 | 76 | 48 | 119 | 140 | 146 | 146 | 142 | 202 | 270 | 348 | 267 | 258 | 232 | 229 | 291 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.70m | 9:41PM2.12m | 10:46AM1.77m | 10:18PM2.03m | 11:08AM1.85m | 10:57PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.89m | 4:27AM0.32m | 4:17PM0.81m | 4:51AM0.41m | 4:58PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 78 | 31 | 97 | 89 | 84 | 30 | 27 | 17 | 64 | 57 | 36 | 27 | 142 | 202 | 50 | 56 | 49 | 106 | 103 | 68 | 98 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | S 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 19 | S 9 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 81 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 146 | 14 | 20 | 270 | 348 | 267 | 258 | 232 | 229 | 291 | 288 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | WNW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 9 | W 10 | S 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 46 | 25 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 76 | 42 | 119 | 140 | 146 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 78 | 62 | 109 | 109 | 59 | 34 | 33 | 82 | 215 | 263 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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