Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 11PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 220 | 220 | 164 | 160 | 150 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 120 | 120 | 88 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:23PM1.92m | 00:15AM1.80m | 12:57PM1.93m | 1:08AM1.56m | 1:34PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.74m | 6:28AM0.58m | 7:20PM0.76m | 6:56AM0.79m | 8:29PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 103 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 220 | 220 | 164 | 160 | 150 | 144 | 142 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 44 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 10 | S 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 120 | 120 | 81 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 75 | 66 | 64 | 42 | 31 | 28 | 34 | 88 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 285 | 285 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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