Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 4AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 69 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 35 | 33 | 80 | 80 | 121 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:16PM2.44m | 10:07AM1.66m | 9:06PM2.45m | 10:41AM1.74m | 9:54PM2.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM-0.06m | 2:54PM0.97m | 4:14AM-0.05m | 3:46PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 69 | 69 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 33 | 32 | 80 | 80 | 121 | 79 | 19 | 78 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | W 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 11 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 79 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 20 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 15 | W 11 | SSW 14 | W 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 3 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 11 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 23 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 285 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 331 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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