Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 120 | 81 | 88 | 116 | 123 | 142 | 146 | 67 | 104 | 58 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:57PM1.93m | 1:08AM1.56m | 1:34PM1.91m | 2:17AM1.35m | 2:16PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.76m | 6:56AM0.79m | 8:29PM0.77m | 7:21AM0.98m | 9:53PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | 150 | 144 | 142 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 140 | 120 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 47 | 36 | 38 | 63 | 46 | 58 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 13 | 7 | 81 | 78 | 116 | 123 | 142 | 146 | 67 | 104 | 44 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 33 | 55 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 50 | 39 | 40 | — | 20 | 13 | 65 | 88 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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