Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 4AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 28 | 46 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 44 | 72 | 73 | 146 | 72 | 58 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:01AM1.19m | 4:04PM2.02m | 7:13AM1.25m | 5:14PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.71m | 8:32AM1.09m | 00:11AM0.52m | 9:55AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 31 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 73 | 146 | 72 | 42 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 28 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 44 | 72 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 58 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | W 6 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 12 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 34 | 285 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 73 | 85 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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