Tarpits Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° N 119.51° W

Tarpits 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarpits sea temperature is
21.7°C
4.2° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarpits at 12AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
107
88
94
121
98
98
97
92
82
81
81
102
102
102
80
79
77
74
71
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:27PM1.94m
6:55AM1.53m
5:00PM1.94m
7:27AM1.66m
6:14PM1.97m
Low Tide
11:33PM0.35m
11:05AM1.30m
00:31AM0.30m
12:26PM1.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
31
29
27
27
28
28
30
33
32
31
28
28
29
28
29
32
32
31
28
27
Feels °C
31
28
27
27
27
27
28
31
31
30
27
28
28
27
28
31
30
30
28
27
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