Tarpits Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Tarpits 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarpits sea temperature is
21.1°C
3.4° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 7AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
232
229
281
366
277
215
394
388
377
355
339
319
304
244
162
217
209
209
209
167
161
82
112
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
0
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:04AM1.49m
6:19PM2.14m
8:33AM1.60m
7:19PM2.22m
9:02AM1.72m
8:12PM2.26m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.27m
12:05PM1.24m
1:49AM0.16m
1:13PM1.10m
2:30AM0.11m
2:08PM0.94m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
24
25
24
24
22
23
23
23
25
27
28
27
25
25
25
26
27
30
31
30
30
29
Feels °C
22
22
24
25
24
25
23
23
23
23
26
26
27
26
24
25
25
26
27
28
29
28
29
28
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