Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 239 | 236 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 134 | 134 | 127 | 104 | 101 | 69 | 99 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:12AM1.62m | 11:17PM1.47m | 11:41AM1.68m | 00:04AM1.27m | 12:14PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.31m | 5:19AM0.28m | 6:08PM0.30m | 5:43AM0.45m | 7:09PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 246 | 239 | 236 | 180 | 80 | 63 | 47 | 33 | 134 | 127 | 104 | 101 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 134 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 69 | 99 | 68 | 68 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | W 9 | S 8 | S 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 32 | 25 | 89 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 42 | 51 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 69 | 54 | — | — | 21 | 19 | 21 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 53 | 48 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 154 | 74 | 53 | 42 | 43 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 154 | 67 | 42 | 42 |
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