Tarpits Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Tarpits.

Not gonna lie, it’s a grim run for the next couple of weeks. We start off Wednesday morning with a tiny 2ft swell out of the SSW, but the wind is cross-on and it’s choppy. The water is warm – 69°, way warmer than normal for this time of year – but that’s the only highlight.

The swell barely gets above 2ft for the first few days, with periods all over the place but mostly short and weak. The combined energy sits in the moderate range, hitting values like 198 and 395, but it’s all poor quality. Thursday and Friday have light onshore wind, but the swell is still tiny and the wave comment says it’s poor.

Come Sunday the 26th, we get a little bump – 2ft out of the SSW, period in the high teens, so it’s got some groundswell feel. But the wind is still cross-on or on, and it’s only marginal. Not worth getting excited about. This limps on through the end of July.

The best shot comes on Saturday, August 1st, in the morning. The swell hits 3ft out of the south, period at 14 seconds, and energy at 395. The wind is light cross-on, so it’s not glassy, but it’s the best we’ll see. The afternoon gets a touch bigger (4ft) but gets a zero score. Sunday morning the 2nd is similar – 3ft south swell, light cross-on, still only marginal.

After that, it fades hard. By Monday the 3rd, the swell drops to 2ft and the energy falls to 154 – weak. The wind stays cross-on, and the period drops. The rest of the week into August 6th is just tiny, weak, and poor. The energy falls into double digits, and the swells are tiny.

There’s no standout period. The best on offer is that Saturday morning, August 1st, with a 3ft S swell at 14 seconds, but even then it’s only marginal because of the wind. If you’re a beginner, the swell never gets above 5ft, so it’s safe, but the quality just isn’t there. The break is fairly consistent, so it can turn around, but right now, this is a stretch of patience.

Rusty out.

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