Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 7PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 125 | 179 | 377 | 475 | 480 | 475 | 373 | 412 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 430 | 377 | 353 | 279 | 246 | 242 | 236 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:00PM1.76m | 10:47AM1.55m | 10:36PM1.64m | 11:12AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM0.42m | 4:32AM0.02m | 4:35PM0.36m | 4:56AM0.14m | 5:19PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 7 |
| kJ | 129 | 65 | 179 | 377 | 475 | 480 | 475 | 373 | 412 | 402 | 402 | 177 | 248 | 216 | 142 | 91 | 73 | 242 | 236 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 19 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 9 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 125 | 19 | 25 | 33 | 61 | 50 | 51 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 397 | 392 | 377 | 353 | 279 | 246 | 15 | 29 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 8 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 19 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 55 | 110 | 292 | 430 | — | — | — | 155 | 58 | 88 | 233 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 154 | 74 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 154 | 74 | 53 | 53 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 74 | 53 |
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