Tarpits Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Tarpits 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarpits sea temperature is
18.2° C
1.5° 

Tarpits surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tarpits today (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 5AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)18s

Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
1.1
W
5
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
7
1.4
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
102
74
71
49
29
50
51
53
56
50
49
49
48
18
45
131
205
89
57
157
133
103
103
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
9:12PM2.56m
11:15AM1.62m
10:02PM2.53m
11:57AM1.67m
10:52PM2.41m
12:39PM1.73m
Low Tide
4:37AM-0.16m
3:46PM1.03m
5:21AM-0.12m
4:42PM0.99m
6:03AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:10
8:09
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
25
28
28
27
27
27
27
25
27
30
29
30
29
28
25
24
27
29
28
28
Feels °C
24
24
24
24
26
28
28
26
27
27
27
26
28
31
29
30
29
27
25
23
27
29
27
28
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