Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (08 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 7PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | W 13 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 87 | 64 | 130 | 144 | 516 | 596 | 559 | 644 | 530 | 522 | 496 | 311 | 236 | 229 | 171 | 168 | 212 | 215 | 219 | 229 | 176 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:32PM1.58m | 8:29AM2.22m | 10:17PM1.53m | 8:58AM2.19m | 11:05PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.22m | 2:18AM1.03m | 3:43PM0.20m | 2:45AM1.11m | 4:22PM0.23m | 3:13AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 14 |
| kJ | 145 | 87 | 57 | 130 | 144 | 516 | 596 | 559 | 644 | 530 | 522 | 496 | 311 | 236 | 229 | 171 | 168 | 212 | 215 | 219 | 229 | 176 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 65 | 65 | 12 | 12 | 98 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 39 | 61 | 58 | 52 | 36 | 32 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 77 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 20 | S 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 9 | W 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 45 | 64 | 64 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 29 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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