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TCs surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
16.5° C
 (Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at TCs today?

The current surf forecast for TCs at 1AM is: 0.3m 20s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

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Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)132120191818171616161616151514141414131313131319
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17347812311016014919513112712712411611010710610397929058575666
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offglassglassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31PM
0.81
4:25AM
1.49
7:10PM
0.88
5:12AM
1.55
7:59PM
0.95
5:55AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
0.71
12:17PM
0.19
10:14PM
0.81
1:00PM
0.05
11:20PM
0.84
1:36PM
-0.06
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset-------5:04-------5:05-------5:06
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212019181818202121202019191921212121202020202123
Feels °C (?)171514131313161616161515151517161618171717171719
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