Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 11PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 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 | 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 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 272 | 264 | 257 | 192 | 236 | 120 | 120 | 195 | 107 | 125 | 125 | 56 | 61 | 76 | 76 | 68 | 77 | 72 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:42AM1.59m | 10:33PM2.13m | 12:07PM1.64m | 11:08PM2.01m | 12:34PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29PM1.04m | 5:38AM0.28m | 5:10PM1.02m | 6:03AM0.38m | 5:56PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 | W 8 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | 279 | 272 | 264 | 257 | 192 | 236 | 49 | 48 | 195 | 32 | 125 | 32 | 46 | 33 | 76 | 76 | 56 | 51 | 50 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | S 12 | W 8 | SSW 14 | W 8 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 107 | 72 | 48 | 107 | 42 | 125 | 37 | 37 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 77 | 72 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | — | SSE 10 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 85 | 6 | — | 20 | 12 | 120 | 120 | 33 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 61 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 12 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 362 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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