Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 7AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 19 | W 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 291 | 291 | 245 | 183 | 176 | 174 | 217 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 109 | 187 | 113 | 91 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 45 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:08AM1.71m | 10:09PM1.75m | 10:35AM1.75m | 10:51PM1.57m | 11:02AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM-0.06m | 4:06PM0.18m | 4:21AM0.09m | 4:48PM0.15m | 4:47AM0.27m | 5:31PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 295 | 291 | 291 | 245 | 183 | 176 | 174 | 217 | 171 | 169 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 100 | 100 | 46 | 91 | 113 | 91 | 67 | 58 | 44 | 34 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 169 | 103 | 102 | 35 | 34 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 91 | 63 | 46 | 45 | 35 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 38 | 17 | 37 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 19 | 35 | 45 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | ESE 2 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 20 | 109 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 154 | 154 |
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