Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 9PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 100 | 99 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 121 | 56 | 118 | 154 | 138 | 133 | 140 | 149 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.98m | 9:10AM1.79m | 8:46PM1.98m | 9:29AM1.90m | 9:26PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM0.96m | 2:49AM0.39m | 2:48PM0.80m | 3:13AM0.44m | 3:25PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 106 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 100 | 99 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 121 | 56 | 118 | 154 | 138 | 133 | 140 | 149 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 22 | 36 | 35 | 20 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 38 | 35 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | W 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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