Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 3AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 133 | 131 | 121 | 157 | 199 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 199 | 255 | 255 | 252 | 255 | 252 | 246 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.13m | 4:35PM1.37m | 8:02AM1.18m | 5:51PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.32m | 10:43AM1.11m | 00:38AM0.23m | 12:12PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 184 | 59 | 21 | 32 | 23 | 199 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 24 | 24 | 255 | 252 | 255 | 252 | 246 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 60 | 133 | 59 | 68 | 157 | 15 | 9 | 56 | 9 | 15 | 199 | 255 | 22 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 131 | 121 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 18 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 160 | 53 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 154 | 129 | 48 | 12 |
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