Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 5AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 298 | 295 | 319 | 364 | 448 | 448 | 448 | 443 | 475 | 394 | 380 | 412 | 407 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 446 | 446 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:23PM1.36m | 7:19AM1.16m | 3:24PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM0.31m | 10:33PM0.30m | 10:09AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 298 | 295 | 319 | 364 | 448 | 448 | 448 | 443 | 475 | 394 | 380 | 412 | 407 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 446 | 446 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 168 | 123 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 101 | 69 | 68 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 56 | 124 | 37 | 64 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | ESE 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | W 14 | S 20 | SW 12 | S 19 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | W 19 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 67 | 39 | 66 | 29 | 16 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | NW 12 | — | — | W 9 | W 2 | W 3 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 36 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 66 | 6 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 42 | 35 |
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