Tarpits Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Tarpits 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 26 Aug 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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.8
W
9
1
W
8
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
127
119
112
78
50
132
89
84
81
99
140
119
140
146
146
142
202
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:06PM2.15m
10:24AM1.70m
9:41PM2.12m
10:46AM1.77m
10:18PM2.03m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.26m
3:39PM0.89m
4:27AM0.32m
4:17PM0.81m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
 mm
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
29
30
31
30
30
27
26
27
27
30
32
31
29
26
Feels °C
30
28
28
28
31
32
32
32
30
29
27
28
27
30
32
31
29
26
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