Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 4PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 125 | 117 | 113 | 257 | 234 | 163 | 102 | 109 | 183 | 163 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 153 | 151 | 141 | 77 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:25AM1.88m | 11:18PM1.32m | 10:57AM1.90m | 00:16AM1.15m | 11:35AM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM0.01m | 4:36AM0.50m | 6:00PM0.02m | 5:03AM0.65m | 7:03PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 152 | 113 | 117 | 113 | 138 | 234 | 163 | 102 | 56 | 32 | 163 | 159 | 39 | 56 | 66 | 52 | 38 | 153 | 151 | 141 | 73 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 31 | 80 | 75 | 109 | 70 | 105 | 98 | 109 | 183 | 27 | 25 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 11 | SW 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 127 | 125 | 90 | 88 | 105 | 99 | 61 | 75 | 64 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 41 | 67 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 30 | 67 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 84 | 129 | 42 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 74 | 129 | 66 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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