TCs surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 PST
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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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at TCs today?

The current surf forecast for TCs at 10PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)77777771313131313131212121212121212111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)724532222222211717171717161515151515151414235169
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
1.39
11:10PM
1.57
11:27AM
1.15
11:47PM
1.60
12:36PM
0.91
12:34AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
0.11
5:35AM
0.21
5:11PM
0.29
6:44AM
0.21
5:37PM
0.48
8:15AM
0.18
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------6:31-------6:30-------6:28-
Sunset-5:40-------5:42-------5:43------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121312131312121316161414151515161919191920191920
Feels °C (?)887101098913111011121211121413131517141516
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