Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 10AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 160 | 154 | 152 | 148 | 110 | 149 | 149 | 148 | 140 | 102 | 124 | 123 | 176 | 178 | 270 | 264 | 234 | 215 | 175 | 229 | 226 | 226 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:16AM2.09m | 9:42PM1.86m | 9:42AM2.14m | 10:27PM1.76m | 10:07AM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.50m | 3:37PM0.44m | 3:30AM0.64m | 4:16PM0.35m | 3:57AM0.78m | 4:56PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 164 | 94 | 89 | 88 | 148 | 85 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 140 | 102 | 102 | 81 | 176 | 121 | 270 | 264 | 234 | 123 | 175 | 229 | 66 | 51 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | W 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 |
| kJ | 98 | 160 | 154 | 152 | 86 | 110 | 64 | 57 | 148 | 33 | 32 | 124 | 123 | 80 | 178 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 104 | 71 | 45 | 226 | 226 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 9 | W 5 | SSW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 90 | 153 | 90 | 90 | 40 | 75 | 149 | 149 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 69 | 78 | 61 | 82 | 48 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | — | — | 7 | 18 | 36 | 60 | 215 | 137 | 98 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 464 | 364 | 4 | 0 |
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