Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 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) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 69 | 69 | 88 | 103 | 103 | 78 | 76 | 53 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 106 | 107 | 150 | 112 | 83 | 43 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:39PM1.73m | 11:42PM2.22m | 1:21PM1.78m | 00:33AM1.97m | 2:03PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.98m | 6:43AM0.15m | 6:42PM0.97m | 7:22AM0.36m | 7:52PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 74 | 69 | 69 | 88 | 103 | 103 | 78 | 76 | 51 | 48 | 32 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 39 | 34 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 33 | 53 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 106 | 107 | 150 | 112 | 83 | 43 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 19 | W 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | S 11 | W 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 58 | 33 | 33 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 23 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 9 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 121 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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