Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 6AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 107 | 88 | 94 | 121 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 92 | 82 | 81 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11AM1.41m | 3:27PM1.94m | 6:55AM1.53m | 5:00PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.40m | 8:51AM1.37m | 11:33PM0.35m | 11:05AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 107 | 88 | 94 | 121 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 92 | 82 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SW 11 | W 4 | SSE 13 | WNW 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | W 4 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | W 4 | SSE 12 | WNW 8 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 3 | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 198 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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