Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 2AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 78 | 116 | 123 | 142 | 146 | 67 | 104 | 55 | 74 | 81 | 121 | 125 | 130 | 137 | 138 | 95 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:17AM1.35m | 2:16PM1.87m | 4:12AM1.22m | 3:08PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.77m | 7:21AM0.98m | 9:53PM0.77m | 7:43AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 39 | 36 | 44 | 49 | 51 | 55 | 58 | 43 | 29 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 81 | 78 | 116 | 123 | 142 | 146 | 67 | 104 | 44 | 74 | 81 | 121 | 125 | 130 | 137 | 138 | 95 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 33 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 39 | 51 | 52 | 57 | — | — | — | 18 | 37 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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