Tarpits Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Tarpits 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarpits sea temperature is
21.9°C
4.4° 

Tarpits surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tarpits today (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 12AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
9
1.6
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
0.9
W
7
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
103
212
240
72
186
151
142
103
76
76
76
76
76
79
79
74
50
39
39
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
N
0
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
0
N
0
N
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:25AM2.05m
00:03AM1.64m
11:54AM2.02m
00:57AM1.46m
12:25PM1.96m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.52m
5:34AM0.83m
6:48PM0.56m
5:56AM1.00m
7:46PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
26
27
23
22
21
20
22
26
26
24
22
22
21
21
22
25
25
23
20
20
Feels °C
26
28
23
21
20
19
21
25
25
24
23
23
21
21
23
25
25
24
23
23
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