
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 7AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
220 | 232 | 229 | 281 | 366 | 277 | 215 | 394 | 388 | 377 | 355 | 339 | 319 | 304 | 244 | 162 | 217 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 167 | 161 | 82 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.49m | 6:19PM2.14m | 8:33AM1.60m | 7:19PM2.22m | 9:02AM1.72m | 8:12PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM0.27m | 12:05PM1.24m | 1:49AM0.16m | 1:13PM1.10m | 2:30AM0.11m | 2:08PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 |
171 | 232 | 229 | 281 | 366 | 277 | 215 | 394 | 388 | 377 | 355 | 339 | 319 | 304 | 244 | 162 | 217 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 167 | 161 | 82 | 112 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | W 5 |
220 | 137 | 146 | 107 | 4 | 142 | 144 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 82 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 65 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 11 | W 12 | W 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 4 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 21 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | — | 12 | 7 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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