Tarpits Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Tarpits 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarpits sea temperature is
22.2°C
4.7° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 9PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
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)
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.2
W
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
W
6
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.7
W
9
0.9
W
9
1.7
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
0.9
W
7
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
52
51
88
91
74
46
46
73
133
226
214
74
183
151
113
103
78
78
76
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
0
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NW
5
E
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:16PM1.83m
11:25AM2.05m
00:03AM1.64m
11:54AM2.02m
Low Tide
5:12PM0.52m
5:09AM0.65m
5:58PM0.52m
5:34AM0.83m
6:48PM0.56m
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>
7:08
7:07
7:06
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
24
24
23
22
23
27
27
28
24
23
21
21
23
26
26
25
23
22
Feels °C
26
26
25
24
22
21
23
27
26
28
24
22
20
20
23
25
25
25
24
22
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