Tarpits 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Issued: 9 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tarpits sea temperature is

21.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tarpits today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5						Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WNW 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	W 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	177	94	99	74	76	76	74	79	106	103	101	204	139	304	198	263	266	193	191	191	186	159	120	118	160
Wind (km/h)	N	WSW	W	WNW	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	SSW	WSW	W	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	SSW	W	W	NNW	NNE	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	6:42AM2.06m					7:08PM1.69m				7:09AM2.14m				7:59PM1.66m				7:35AM2.19m				8:47PM1.63m
Low Tide				1:11PM0.57m			00:48AM0.70m					1:52PM0.40m				1:20AM0.82m				2:30PM0.29m				1:49AM0.93m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—
	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	4:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	23	24	23	19	19	19	19	19	25	26	25	22	22	22	22	22	25	27	25	23	23	22	22	22
Feels °C	15	21	22	21	17	16	16	16	15	23	23	22	20	19	18	18	18	22	23	22	21	20	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	W 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14
kJ	177	94	99	74	76	76	74	50	33	32	101	204	139	304	198	263	266	193	191	191	186	159	120	118	160
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	WNW 16	WNW 15	W 14	W 14	W 8	WNW 18	WNW 17	SSW 15	WNW 7	SW 15	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	50	49	48	46	44	33	47	79	106	103	32	64	101	42	15	59	70	77	30	30	47	75	28	74	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	WNW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 13	WNW 19	WNW 18	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SW 15	W 16	W 15	W 19	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	W 4	S 8
kJ	31	31	31	14	27	25	51	51	34	72	66	36	41	34	56	5	18	7	15	16	16	16	18	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 2	—	—	—	ENE 2	—	—	WNW 2	WNW 3	WNW 3	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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