Tarpits Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Tarpits 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarpits sea temperature is
20.7° C
3.6° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 8PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.6
S
12
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
223
217
217
220
193
196
191
279
272
264
257
192
236
120
120
115
108
125
123
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
E
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
W
0
NNE
0
N
5
N
0
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:16AM1.55m
10:00PM2.20m
11:42AM1.59m
10:33PM2.13m
12:07PM1.64m
Low Tide
3:50PM1.07m
5:11AM0.22m
4:29PM1.04m
5:38AM0.28m
5:10PM1.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
27
26
23
23
23
22
25
28
28
27
25
25
24
23
26
29
30
30
27
26
Feels °C
28
27
25
24
24
22
27
29
29
27
26
26
24
23
27
29
30
29
27
26
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