TCs surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am 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 4PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (20 Feb)2ft (0.6m)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
Mon
23
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
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 (?)
1.7
W
1.1
W
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
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)777777666131313131313121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2951117245322222222017171717171615151515151514149
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
E
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
crosscrossglassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
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)
4:41AM
0.22
4:45PM
0.11
5:35AM
0.21
5:11PM
0.29
6:44AM
0.21
5:37PM
0.48
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise6:31-------6:31-------6:30-------
Sunset---5:40-------5:42-------5:43----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101113131213131212131616151514151516191918202019
Feels °C (?)6898810109891312111210121111141312161614
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