TCs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.72° N 118.32° W

Issued: 4 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's TCs sea temperature is

21.0° C

TCs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at TCs today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for TCs at 12AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14				Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 10	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	60	61	109	109	109	109	109	108	76	95	91	91	90	90	90	89	90	88	87	80	91	130	130	94
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SW	W	SSW	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide				9:46PM2.20m					11:32AM1.33m			10:34PM2.10m					12:13PM1.38m				11:21PM1.93m
Low Tide		3:30PM0.60m				5:00AM-0.51m				4:23PM0.56m					5:41AM-0.41m				5:17PM0.55m				6:20AM-0.25m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	8:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	20	19	20	20	22	23	25	22	21	20	20	21	22	22	21	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	20	19	19	20	19	21	20	23	23	25	22	21	19	19	22	22	22	20	19	20	18	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 18	SSW 13	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 6	W 6	SW 16	SW 16	W 6	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 10	W 10	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7
kJ	60	61	109	65	16	19	20	21	15	95	91	30	76	76	58	48	90	66	24	23	37	37	32	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19
kJ	51	49	41	109	109	109	109	108	76	29	29	91	90	90	90	89	89	88	87	80	55	130	130	94
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	S 13	W 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	W 13	W 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	W 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	WNW 10	SW 19	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	16	16	28	4	65	66	34	33	33	14	14	28	28	28	28	18	28	14	14	18	91	54	54	54
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 2	W 3	W 4	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	W 6	W 6	—	—	—	ESE 2	—	—	—	—	—	SE 2	SE 3	SE 3	SE 4
kJ	1	5	14	12	—	—	—	—	—	18	21	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	5	8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Sunset Boulevard CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Exiles CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	74	154	42	12	11	11	11	11	74	74	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County			Malibu	Malibu	Lunada Bay	Malibu	Malibu	Lunada Bay			Heavens	Lunada Bay	Lunada Bay	Venice Breakwater	Lunada Bay	Lunada Bay	Lunada Bay	Lunada Bay	El Porto Beach	Westward Beach/Point Dume	Haggerty's	Bay Street	Bay Street	Exiles
Rating (10 max)			2	2	1	1	1	1			2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5

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