Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 34 | 67 | 33 | 31 | 51 | 50 | 84 | 71 | 81 | 50 | 33 | 48 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 106 | 81 | 70 | 47 | 46 | 66 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.42m | 6:27PM1.91m | 9:08AM1.47m | 7:14PM2.00m | 9:26AM1.52m | 7:54PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.51m | 12:12PM1.32m | 2:10AM0.41m | 1:08PM1.25m | 2:42AM0.33m | 1:49PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 50 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 67 | 33 | 31 | 43 | 43 | 84 | 71 | 81 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 106 | 69 | 70 | 41 | 41 | 66 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 50 | 33 | 48 | 50 | 15 | 50 | 50 | 82 | 81 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 27 | 27 | 21 | — | — | 11 | 26 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 285 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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