Tarpits Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Tarpits 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarpits sea temperature is
21.5°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 1AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
47
46
69
69
68
67
67
66
65
65
65
65
64
60
57
56
107
88
94
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:47PM2.09m
4:20AM1.31m
1:56PM2.01m
6:11AM1.41m
3:27PM1.94m
Low Tide
8:49PM0.41m
6:44AM1.28m
10:16PM0.40m
8:51AM1.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
27
24
25
24
25
26
30
30
30
27
28
28
28
30
33
32
30
27
27
Feels °C
28
27
24
25
24
25
26
30
29
30
26
26
26
25
27
31
30
28
26
26
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