Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 1PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 220 | 207 | 193 | 188 | 197 | 182 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 240 | 340 | 310 | 232 | 226 | 288 | 284 | 284 | 277 | 270 | 266 | 263 | 199 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:13PM1.64m | 10:34AM2.14m | 00:01AM1.53m | 11:02AM2.08m | 00:58AM1.42m | 11:32AM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.92m | 5:37PM0.34m | 4:46AM1.05m | 6:21PM0.40m | 5:07AM1.16m | 7:12PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 223 | 220 | 207 | 193 | 188 | 142 | 142 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 240 | 340 | 310 | 232 | 226 | 288 | 284 | 284 | 277 | 270 | 266 | 263 | 199 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | W 6 | WNW 16 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 4 |
| kJ | 31 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 146 | 197 | 182 | 180 | 178 | 178 | 116 | 11 | 50 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 17 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 19 | W 15 | W 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 73 | 38 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 129 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 33 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 57 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 52 | 50 | 31 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 362 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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