Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 2PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:25AM1.55m | 6:45PM1.87m | 8:38AM1.61m | 7:28PM1.94m | 8:53AM1.69m | 8:08PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM1.23m | 1:58AM0.42m | 1:37PM1.10m | 2:24AM0.39m | 2:13PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 138 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 133 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 124 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 124 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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