Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 12PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 82 | 81 | 70 | 47 | 46 | 66 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 53 | 75 | 110 | 112 | 151 | 85 | 146 | 141 | 137 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:26AM1.52m | 7:54PM2.08m | 9:45AM1.57m | 8:31PM2.13m | 10:04AM1.63m | 9:06PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.33m | 1:49PM1.17m | 3:11AM0.28m | 2:26PM1.08m | 3:37AM0.25m | 3:02PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | S 12 | W 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 69 | 70 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 15 | 30 | 31 | 112 | 151 | 16 | 146 | 141 | 137 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 68 | 69 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 8 | 59 | 58 | 69 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 9 | 53 | 75 | 110 | 24 | 23 | 85 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 82 | 81 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 74 | 70 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 33 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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