Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 1AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 43 | 43 | 64 | 91 | 142 | 145 | 143 | 137 | 122 | 141 | 100 | 95 | 173 | 116 | 125 | 122 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:29AM1.71m | 2:47PM1.86m | 2:38AM1.46m | 3:33PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.96m | 7:58AM0.57m | 9:11PM0.93m | 8:35AM0.79m | 10:40PM0.85m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 141 | 100 | 95 | 173 | 57 | 57 | 86 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | S 11 | W 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 |
| kJ | 43 | 23 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 142 | 145 | 143 | 137 | 122 | 11 | 89 | 85 | 7 | 116 | 125 | 122 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 16 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 15 | W 5 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 14 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 43 | 22 | 64 | 91 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 7 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 35 | 16 | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 30 | 4 |
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