Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 4PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 62 | 88 | 57 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 207 | 200 | 188 | 181 | 179 | 234 | 229 | 223 | 217 | 215 | 212 | 215 | 212 | 277 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:18PM1.99m | 6:21AM1.26m | 3:39PM2.00m | 7:32AM1.37m | 5:05PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM1.12m | 10:35PM0.55m | 7:50AM1.25m | 11:59PM0.41m | 10:21AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | S 11 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 62 | 88 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 25 | 207 | 200 | 188 | 181 | 179 | 234 | 229 | 223 | 217 | 215 | 212 | 215 | 212 | 277 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 5 | W 4 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 62 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 11 | 6 | 59 | 87 | 82 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 58 | 125 | 126 | 125 | 125 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 13 | SW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | W 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 6 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 91 | 58 | 35 | 34 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 66 | 42 | 21 | 55 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 46 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | — | 13 | 26 | 75 | 84 | 56 | 29 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 85 | 269 | 0 | 0 |
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