Tarpits Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Tarpits 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tarpits sea temperature is
21.4°C
3.8° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 2AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
16
1.2
W
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
64
53
40
32
56
55
80
89
159
126
124
91
62
88
57
211
211
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
N
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:36AM1.36m
1:19PM2.01m
3:25AM1.23m
2:18PM1.99m
Low Tide
7:38PM0.64m
6:28AM0.98m
8:59PM0.62m
6:57AM1.12m
10:35PM0.55m
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>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
19
18
21
23
25
25
22
21
20
20
21
24
24
24
22
21
Feels °C
21
19
18
16
20
21
23
22
21
20
19
19
21
23
23
22
22
21
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