Tarpits Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Tarpits 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarpits sea temperature is
21.3° C
4.0° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 9PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
34
34
33
51
51
32
32
31
31
31
49
50
50
28
46
43
44
44
44
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
0
ESE
0
NW
0
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
WSW
10
W
0
SW
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:11PM1.88m
2:46AM1.28m
3:01PM1.95m
5:01AM1.19m
4:04PM2.02m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.84m
7:48AM0.95m
10:48PM0.71m
8:32AM1.09m
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>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:55
7:54
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
23
23
23
23
25
26
26
27
24
25
24
24
25
28
29
28
24
25
Feels °C
27
25
23
23
24
24
26
26
27
27
25
26
24
24
26
29
30
29
25
26
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