Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 8AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 46 | 94 | 93 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 116 | 115 | 142 | 142 | 193 | 190 | 169 | 121 | 121 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 118 | 113 | 107 | 106 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.82m | 9:00PM2.24m | 10:00AM1.92m | 9:46PM2.15m | 10:28AM2.00m | 10:31PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.12m | 2:56PM0.78m | 3:41AM0.19m | 3:42PM0.65m | 4:12AM0.31m | 4:27PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 71 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 75 | 116 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 190 | 169 | 22 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 22 | 113 | 107 | 30 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | W 4 | SW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 34 | 34 | 93 | 6 | 71 | 24 | 13 | 115 | 142 | 142 | 193 | 14 | 13 | 121 | 121 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 118 | 14 | 14 | 106 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 4 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 34 | 3 | 94 | 33 | 67 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 75 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 91 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 19 | 54 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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