Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 2PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 13 | S 12 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 12 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 83 | 75 | 74 | 165 | 155 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 217 | 141 | 141 | 76 | 123 | 180 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 178 | 171 | 186 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:03AM1.29m | 6:03PM1.95m | 8:58AM1.37m | 6:50PM2.00m | 9:32AM1.42m | 7:34PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM1.22m | 1:55AM0.48m | 12:18PM1.26m | 2:35AM0.38m | 1:13PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 63 | 48 | 36 | 62 | 95 | 98 | 89 | 70 | 45 | 48 | 47 | 30 | 28 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 35 | 33 | 40 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 104 | 83 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 92 | 92 | 125 | 121 | 117 | 76 | 72 | 65 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 178 | 171 | 186 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 90 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 217 | 141 | 141 | 54 | 123 | 180 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 74 | 165 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 30 | 30 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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