Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 11AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 277 | 201 | 193 | 188 | 186 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 110 | 71 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 44 | 37 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.91m | 11:39PM1.74m | 12:02PM1.97m | 00:30AM1.55m | 12:36PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.53m | 5:43PM0.69m | 5:38AM0.67m | 6:35PM0.66m | 6:02AM0.83m | 7:38PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 62 | 49 | 39 | 101 | 76 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 44 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 67 | 38 | 11 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 284 | 277 | 201 | 193 | 188 | 186 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 110 | 71 | 73 | 47 | 42 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 37 | 44 | 37 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 5 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 50 | 49 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 86 | 59 | — | — | — | 45 | 103 | 109 | 88 | 55 | 42 | — | 20 | 18 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | 4 | 26 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 285 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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