Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 9AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 18 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 182 | 280 | 276 | 276 | 273 | 267 | 246 | 302 | 298 | 295 | 226 | 291 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 201 | 196 | 193 | 249 | 266 | 277 | 280 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.70m | 7:18AM1.49m | 3:36PM1.65m | 7:19AM1.55m | 5:01PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.61m | 10:19AM1.44m | 11:44PM0.59m | 11:53AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 207 | 182 | 280 | 276 | 276 | 273 | 267 | 246 | 302 | 298 | 295 | 226 | 291 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 201 | 196 | 193 | 249 | 266 | 277 | 280 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 12 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 32 | 74 | 33 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 72 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 6 | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 75 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 62 | 47 | 47 | 15 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 45 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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