Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 184 | 177 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 169 | 164 | 158 | 154 | 152 | 148 | 109 | 149 | 149 | 148 | 138 | 138 | 124 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:50AM2.01m | 8:56PM1.94m | 9:16AM2.09m | 9:42PM1.86m | 9:42AM2.14m | 10:27PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM0.39m | 2:56PM0.57m | 3:01AM0.50m | 3:37PM0.44m | 3:30AM0.64m | 4:16PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 145 | 184 | 64 | 65 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 169 | 98 | 94 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 102 | 178 | 178 | 109 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 62 | 61 | 177 | 175 | 59 | 82 | 30 | 35 | 164 | 158 | 154 | 152 | 148 | 109 | 64 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 32 | 48 | 81 | 81 | 178 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 41 | 50 | 90 | 153 | 90 | 90 | 40 | 75 | 149 | 149 | 148 | 5 | 5 | 124 | 30 | 29 | 84 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | W 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 7 | — | 3 | 11 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 285 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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