Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 7AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | W 9 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 74 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 67 | 33 | 31 | 43 | 43 | 54 | 71 | 81 | 50 | 33 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.35m | 5:27PM1.84m | 8:51AM1.42m | 6:27PM1.91m | 9:08AM1.47m | 7:14PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.61m | 10:34AM1.34m | 1:31AM0.51m | 12:12PM1.32m | 2:10AM0.41m | 1:08PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 39 | 9 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 79 | 74 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 67 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 54 | 71 | 81 | 15 | 25 | 34 | 57 | 59 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 43 | 43 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 50 | 33 | 48 | 50 | 15 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 16 | 36 | 40 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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