Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarpits today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 8AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarpits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 102 | 102 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 47 | 43 | 96 | 73 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 82 | 81 | 123 | 121 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:27AM1.66m | 6:14PM1.97m | 7:56AM1.78m | 7:15PM2.00m | 8:23AM1.90m | 8:08PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.30m | 12:26PM1.14m | 1:17AM0.28m | 1:24PM0.94m | 1:56AM0.31m | 2:12PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | W 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 102 | 102 | 102 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 6 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 43 | 43 | 80 | 9 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 123 | 121 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | W 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | S 12 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 70 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 47 | 23 | 43 | 73 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 81 | 37 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 4 | S 13 | W 4 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 31 | 96 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 82 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | SW 8 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 17 | — | 5 | 2 | 11 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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