Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 5AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 196 | 212 | 219 | 219 | 192 | 198 | 249 | 246 | 231 | 213 | 213 | 217 | 224 | 231 | 235 | 157 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:09PM1.68m | 9:32AM1.72m | 9:48PM1.60m | 9:57AM1.82m | 10:31PM1.48m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.13m | 3:44PM0.15m | 3:45AM0.23m | 4:24PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 234 | 196 | 212 | 219 | 219 | 192 | 198 | 249 | 246 | 231 | 213 | 213 | 217 | 224 | 231 | 235 | 157 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 55 | 54 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 103 | 95 | 93 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | W 13 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 56 | 49 | 108 | 107 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 21 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 53 | 48 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 160 | 66 | 48 | 43 |
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