Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 1AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 143 | 137 | 122 | 141 | 100 | 95 | 173 | 97 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 104 | 133 | 157 | 173 | 130 | 148 | 256 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:47PM1.86m | 2:38AM1.46m | 3:33PM1.88m | 4:14AM1.28m | 4:22PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.93m | 8:35AM0.79m | 10:40PM0.85m | 9:13AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 |
| kJ | 72 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 141 | 100 | 95 | 173 | 89 | 166 | 166 | 82 | 12 | 133 | 131 | 173 | 130 | 148 | 256 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 4 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 10 | W 5 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | W 5 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 145 | 143 | 137 | 122 | 7 | 89 | 85 | 4 | 97 | 57 | 56 | 169 | 51 | 13 | 157 | 52 | 50 | 78 | 17 | 201 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 15 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | W 4 | W 14 | W 4 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | W 4 | W 13 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 11 | 104 | 107 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 3 | 13 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 10 | 55 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 364 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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