Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 8PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 127 | 173 | 171 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 164 | 193 | 191 | 188 | 148 | 144 | 137 | 184 | 211 | 209 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:37PM2.11m | 10:52AM1.51m | 10:22PM1.98m | 11:25AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.46m | 4:31AM-0.33m | 4:16PM0.38m | 5:05AM-0.20m | 5:04PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 130 | 127 | 173 | 171 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 164 | 193 | 191 | 188 | 148 | 144 | 104 | 142 | 211 | 209 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 27 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 96 | 137 | 184 | 103 | 140 | 209 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 2 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 30 | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 640 | 129 | 74 | 53 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 154 | 154 | 129 | 42 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 492 | 129 | 48 | 4 |
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