Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 9PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 152 | 150 | 148 | 147 | 143 | 138 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 124 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.79m | 8:25AM1.55m | 6:45PM1.87m | 8:38AM1.61m | 7:28PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM1.34m | 1:27AM0.47m | 12:59PM1.23m | 1:58AM0.42m | 1:37PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 |
| kJ | 154 | 152 | 150 | 148 | 147 | 143 | 138 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 124 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | S 11 | W 5 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 3 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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