Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 9AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
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 Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 209 | 161 | 158 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 71 | 46 | 94 | 93 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 116 | 143 | 142 | 142 | 193 | 190 | 169 | 164 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:02AM1.72m | 8:12PM2.26m | 9:31AM1.82m | 9:00PM2.24m | 10:00AM1.92m | 9:46PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM0.11m | 2:08PM0.94m | 3:07AM0.12m | 2:56PM0.78m | 3:41AM0.19m | 3:42PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 17 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 |
| kJ | 236 | 209 | 161 | 158 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 71 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 75 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 190 | 169 | 164 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 69 | 65 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 93 | 67 | 71 | 24 | 116 | 143 | 142 | 142 | 193 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 21 | W 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 94 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | — | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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