Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 201 | 198 | 191 | 226 | 220 | 217 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 160 | 153 | 191 | 203 | 206 | 232 | 225 | 212 | 196 | 206 | 209 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:34AM1.40m | 7:57PM1.69m | 8:51AM1.50m | 8:33PM1.71m | 9:10AM1.61m | 9:09PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.05m | 1:59PM0.58m | 2:34AM0.04m | 2:32PM0.43m | 2:58AM0.07m | 3:06PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 248 | 201 | 198 | 191 | 226 | 220 | 217 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 160 | 153 | 191 | 203 | 206 | 232 | 225 | 212 | 196 | 206 | 209 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | W 5 | W 13 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 10 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 20 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 11 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 154 | 53 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 154 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 154 | 74 | 42 | 12 |
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