Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 12PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 417 | 412 | 407 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 446 | 446 | 362 | 246 | 242 | 318 | 408 | 429 | 435 | 353 | 348 | 339 | 318 | 309 | 305 | 242 | 239 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:19AM1.16m | 3:24PM1.30m | 7:05AM1.23m | 4:57PM1.33m | 7:13AM1.31m | 5:59PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM1.13m | 11:33PM0.26m | 11:44AM1.00m | 00:15AM0.21m | 12:29PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 417 | 412 | 407 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 446 | 446 | 362 | 246 | 242 | 318 | 408 | 429 | 435 | 353 | 348 | 339 | 318 | 309 | 305 | 242 | 239 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 11 | S 18 | S 18 | W 4 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 40 | 124 | 66 | 64 | 29 | 29 | 99 | 156 | 101 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 54 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | W 14 | S 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | W 19 | WNW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 34 | 4 | 67 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 46 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 43 | 52 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 154 | 53 | 42 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 154 | 53 | 25 |
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