Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 11AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 102 | 96 | 74 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:45PM1.61m | 11:17AM2.18m | 00:46AM1.46m | 11:57AM2.16m | 2:10AM1.34m | 12:47PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.88m | 6:26PM0.36m | 5:25AM1.02m | 7:30PM0.38m | 5:58AM1.15m | 8:49PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 25 | 22 | 46 | 50 | 20 | 52 | 56 | 44 | 24 | 50 | 48 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 41 | 46 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 99 | 102 | 96 | 51 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 26 | 47 | 6 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | S 12 | WNW 13 | S 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | W 6 | SW 17 | WNW 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 40 | 30 | 13 | 74 | 48 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 45 | 23 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 121 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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