Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 5AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 107 | 108 | 115 | 116 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 105 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 102 | 102 | 74 | 71 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:26PM2.41m | 9:47AM1.49m | 8:20PM2.51m | 10:32AM1.55m | 9:12PM2.56m | 11:15AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM-0.01m | 1:52PM1.12m | 3:52AM-0.12m | 2:50PM1.08m | 4:37AM-0.16m | 3:46PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 135 | 107 | 108 | 115 | 116 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 105 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 102 | 102 | 74 | 71 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | W 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | W 15 | SSW 14 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 196 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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