Tarpits 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Issued: 4 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tarpits sea temperature is

21.5°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 8AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Evening (29 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	113	148	146	146	152	220	223	223	223	220	215	199	193	191	191	188	186	183	178	178	134	136	259	314
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	E	SSE	SSE	S	S	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	SE	SSE	SW	W	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	on
High Tide	1:07AM1.45m				11:37AM2.28m					2:31AM1.42m			12:34PM2.16m					4:05AM1.46m			1:45PM2.00m
Low Tide			5:07AM1.16m				7:23PM0.16m				6:00AM1.26m					8:33PM0.24m			7:26AM1.35m					9:46PM0.30m


	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	18	18	18	20	21	19	18	18	18	18	17	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	19	19	18	18	17
Feels °C	20	19	19	19	20	19	18	19	19	19	17	19	19	18	17	17	17	16	16	17	18	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16
kJ	113	148	146	146	152	220	223	223	223	220	215	199	193	191	191	188	186	183	178	178	134	136	259	314
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	W 5	W 9	W 14	W 14	W 6	W 5	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 4	W 4	W 4	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	W 11	W 15
kJ	63	63	63	2	14	36	34	3	2	17	17	17	1	2	2	38	72	72	67	126	123	121	2	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 5	W 5	W 5	SSW 18	SSW 18	S 10	S 9	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 5	W 4	W 4	WNW 13	NW 13	SW 20	W 4	W 8	W 8	W 7	W 7	W 12	SW 7	W 14	NW 15
kJ	4	4	2	31	31	2	2	18	17	2	2	1	16	6	15	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 10	WSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 10	SW 7	—	WSW 10	WSW 10
kJ	—	—	—	2	8	9	28	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	2	—	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	37	121	16	10	0	0	0	10	21	85	10	0	0	0	0	0	4	34	30	4	30
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3		1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	9	9	5	4	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4

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