Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | 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 | W 5 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 81 | 50 | 33 | 48 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 106 | 81 | 70 | 47 | 46 | 66 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 99 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:08AM1.47m | 7:14PM2.00m | 9:26AM1.52m | 7:54PM2.08m | 9:45AM1.57m | 8:31PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.41m | 1:08PM1.25m | 2:42AM0.33m | 1:49PM1.17m | 3:11AM0.28m | 2:26PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 9 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 24 | 24 | 62 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 81 | 50 | 18 | 34 | 57 | 59 | 8 | 68 | 106 | 69 | 70 | 41 | 41 | 66 | 59 | 58 | 69 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | 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 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 82 | 81 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 74 | 70 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 36 | 48 | 39 | — | — | — | 25 | 99 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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