Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 9AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 215 | 223 | 146 | 104 | 109 | 108 | 102 | 142 | 193 | 199 | 209 | 215 | 217 | 164 | 137 | 125 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 118 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:41AM1.06m | 1:47PM1.52m | 3:28AM0.89m | 2:39PM1.47m | 3:55PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55AM0.61m | 9:18PM0.44m | 7:10AM0.79m | 11:03PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 42 | 47 | 50 | 38 | 39 | 70 | 108 | 33 | 63 | 65 | 50 | 36 | 215 | 217 | 164 | 137 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 118 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 180 | 215 | 223 | 146 | 104 | 109 | 43 | 68 | 142 | 193 | 199 | 209 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 125 | 118 | 118 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 21 | — | — | W 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 102 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | — | — | 4 | 13 | 32 | 57 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 25 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 154 | 53 | 53 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 129 | 48 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 11 |
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