Tarpits Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, the next 16 days are looking pretty flat for Tarpits. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf conditions ahead, with only a few brief windows of marginal surf that might barely be worth a look. The combined wave energy never really gets going, and the wind is almost always onshore, which is a real bummer.

The first real chance to get wet is on Tuesday morning, the 28th of July. The swell is small at 2 ft from the SW with a very long period of 17 seconds. That gives us a combined energy of 406 (moderate), which suggests there’s some grunt in the water, but it’s a groundswell. For a beach-and-reef setup like Tarpits, a long period swell like that can often break too straight, so it might not be the best shape. The wind is light and onshore, so it won't be clean, and the report says “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions.” It’s a beginner-friendly break, but honestly, I’d set the bar low.

The next morning, Wednesday the 29th of July, shows a similar story: 2 ft from the SSW, 16-second period, 464 combined energy, and again light onshore wind. Still marginal. It’s the same deal on Thursday the 30th morning, with 2 ft from the SSW.

After that, things drop off fast. From Friday the 31st onward, the wave heights sink below 3 ft, the period drops, and the combined energy tanks into the weak range (below 100). The wind is onshore or cross-onshore, making it choppy. By the 3rd of August, the combined energy is down to 91, and it just gets worse.

There’s a tiny bump in the second week on Saturday the 8th of August, with a 1 ft swell from the SSW and a 17-second period, bumping the energy back up to 120, but the wind is cross-onshore and it’s still rated as “poor.” Nothing to get excited about.

So, the only standouts, if you can call them that, are the mornings of the 28th, 29th, and 30th of July. Even then, it’s small, onshore, and marginal. For a spot like Tarpits that’s fairly consistent, this is a poor run. It’s more of a “check the forecast in a few days” situation than anything else. The setup with the small, onshore swell and choppy water might honestly be more interesting for kite surfing than a paddle.

Water temperature data is not provided for Tarpits, so I can’t comment on that.

Stay patient, it won't be like this forever.

- Rusty

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