Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 3PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 193 | 190 | 169 | 164 | 121 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 118 | 113 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 52 | 109 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:00AM1.92m | 9:46PM2.15m | 10:28AM2.00m | 10:31PM2.00m | 10:56AM2.04m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.65m | 4:12AM0.31m | 4:27PM0.56m | 4:42AM0.47m | 5:12PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 193 | 190 | 169 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 107 | 31 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 60 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 142 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 164 | 121 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 118 | 113 | 13 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 52 | 51 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 31 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 74 | 66 | 53 | — | — | — | 34 | 109 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 73 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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