Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 7PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 176 | 178 | 270 | 264 | 237 | 268 | 300 | 229 | 226 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 220 | 207 | 193 | 188 | 197 | 188 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.76m | 10:07AM2.16m | 11:13PM1.64m | 10:34AM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.35m | 3:57AM0.78m | 4:56PM0.32m | 4:22AM0.92m | 5:37PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 81 | 176 | 178 | 270 | 264 | 237 | 146 | 127 | 229 | 88 | 58 | 56 | 44 | 220 | 207 | 193 | 188 | 142 | 188 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 5 | SSW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 123 | 80 | 84 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 232 | 229 | 75 | 226 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 182 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 5 | SSW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 56 | 108 | 86 | 62 | 48 | 43 | 25 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 146 | 197 | 21 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 10 | — | 38 | 74 | 268 | 300 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 362 | 364 | 362 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 331 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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