Tarpits Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Tarpits 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarpits sea temperature is
20.9° C
3.7° 

Tarpits surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tarpits today (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
W
9
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.2
SSW
16
0.6
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
68
99
76
71
75
33
32
64
81
78
55
27
27
27
43
44
18
21
21
25
21
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
0
SSW
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:34PM1.69m
11:45PM1.86m
1:01PM1.76m
00:28AM1.67m
1:33PM1.82m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.38m
5:56PM0.99m
6:27AM0.50m
6:49PM0.96m
6:51AM0.65m
7:53PM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:59
7:58
 mm
Temp °C
26
28
29
29
25
25
25
24
26
29
29
28
25
25
25
24
26
28
29
28
25
25
Feels °C
28
29
29
29
26
25
25
24
26
29
29
28
26
26
26
25
26
28
29
27
25
26
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