TCs surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 PDT
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TCs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's TCs sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at TCs today?

The current surf forecast for TCs at 3PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)18181818181716161616161615151515151514141414147
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)107108163104150140195188185183131177165210212157150150148146138136136120
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
S
15
SW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36AM
1.09
10:56PM
1.62
12:22PM
0.96
11:21PM
1.55
1:24PM
0.85
11:49PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
-0.05
4:37PM
0.49
6:05AM
0.01
4:53PM
0.61
6:51AM
0.09
5:01PM
0.71
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise6:37-------6:35-------6:33-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:15-------7:16----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212425242223191819212221201817161617171818161616
Feels °C (?)182020181719171718201917161516161616161617151514
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