TCs surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at TCs today?

The current surf forecast for TCs at 7PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)--
Afternoon (05 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (05 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
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 (?)
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
1.1
W
1.2
W
0.4
SW
0.8
W
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)161615151515151514141414141414141414188818713
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13117216121521215715015014814613813613413696969491791481811076054
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
20
SW
20
W
15
W
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
0.96
11:21PM
1.55
1:24PM
0.85
11:49PM
1.46
12:27AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
0.61
6:51AM
0.09
5:01PM
0.71
7:53AM
0.17
9:21AM
0.22
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise------6:33-------6:33-------6:31-
Sunset-7:15-------7:16-------7:17------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212020181717171718191716161616171819181717171718
Feels °C (?)181718171717171616161415151414161717171616171718
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