Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 1PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 51 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 28 | 46 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
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 | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:23AM1.47m | 2:11PM1.88m | 2:46AM1.28m | 3:01PM1.95m | 5:01AM1.19m | 4:04PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.80m | 9:15PM0.84m | 7:48AM0.95m | 10:48PM0.71m | 8:32AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 14 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 38 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 15 | 51 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 28 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | S 9 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 12 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 43 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 3 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 18 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 285 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 85 | 285 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 85 | 122 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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