Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 1PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 169 | 129 | 127 | 90 | 129 | 153 | 175 | 219 | 199 | 184 | 177 | 132 | 121 | 114 | 108 | 75 | 75 | 125 | 118 | 84 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:25AM1.26m | 8:21PM1.81m | 9:43AM1.32m | 8:54PM1.85m | 10:02AM1.40m | 9:26PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.70m | 3:22AM-0.09m | 2:47PM0.60m | 3:45AM-0.09m | 3:21PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 171 | 169 | 129 | 127 | 90 | 129 | 153 | 175 | 219 | 199 | 184 | 177 | 132 | 121 | 114 | 108 | 73 | 50 | 125 | 118 | 84 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 49 | 89 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 80 | 76 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 13 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 46 | 65 | 124 | 124 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 74 | 59 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 53 |
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