Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 12PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 110 | 71 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 61 | 53 | 51 | 40 | 32 | 55 | 53 | 80 | 77 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39PM1.74m | 12:02PM1.97m | 00:30AM1.55m | 12:36PM2.00m | 1:36AM1.36m | 1:19PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.67m | 6:35PM0.66m | 6:02AM0.83m | 7:38PM0.64m | 6:28AM0.98m | 8:59PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | W 6 |
| kJ | 32 | 22 | 21 | 116 | 110 | 71 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 80 | 77 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 138 | 118 | 118 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 47 | 42 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 55 | 53 | 67 | 42 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 50 | 49 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 42 | 42 | 2 | 15 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 57 | 31 | — | — | — | 12 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 22 | — | 10 | 7 | 61 | 53 | 51 | 40 | 31 | — | 11 | 9 | 74 | 179 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 364 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 285 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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