Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 8PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 119 | 116 | 111 | 104 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 175 | 173 | 85 | 148 | 146 | 146 | 152 | 220 | 223 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:58PM1.53m | 10:50AM2.35m | 1:07AM1.45m | 11:37AM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.08m | 4:27AM1.06m | 6:21PM0.10m | 5:07AM1.16m | 7:23PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 56 | 56 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 175 | 173 | 85 | 148 | 146 | 146 | 152 | 220 | 223 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 5 |
| kJ | 77 | 119 | 116 | 111 | 104 | 175 | 173 | 52 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 30 | 60 | 63 | 63 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 14 | S 10 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 85 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 121 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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