Tarpits Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Tarpits 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarpits sea temperature is
18.1° C
1.4° 

Tarpits surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tarpits today (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 7PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
1.2
W
5
1.2
W
5
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
7
1.4
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
101
102
102
74
71
49
29
50
51
53
75
78
49
49
51
63
45
126
198
92
81
157
133
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
9:12PM2.56m
11:15AM1.62m
10:02PM2.53m
11:57AM1.67m
10:52PM2.41m
Low Tide
2:50PM1.08m
4:37AM-0.16m
3:46PM1.03m
5:21AM-0.12m
4:42PM0.99m
6:03AM-0.01m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:10
8:09
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
23
23
23
23
25
28
29
28
27
27
26
25
28
30
30
31
29
27
25
24
27
29
Feels °C
27
26
24
25
25
24
26
29
29
27
27
27
26
25
29
30
30
31
29
26
24
23
27
29
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