Tarpits Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Tarpits 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarpits sea temperature is
22.0°C
4.5° 

Tarpits surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tarpits today (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 12AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.4
SW
14
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
1.5
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
107
106
106
104
104
103
102
102
52
53
109
118
80
46
101
113
110
145
160
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
0
NNE
0
N
5
N
0
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:31PM2.00m
10:56AM2.04m
11:16PM1.83m
11:25AM2.05m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.56m
4:42AM0.47m
5:12PM0.52m
5:09AM0.65m
5:58PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:08
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
26
25
25
24
25
27
27
26
25
24
23
22
24
27
27
27
24
23
Feels °C
29
29
28
26
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
24
22
21
24
27
26
27
24
22
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