TCs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.72° N 118.32° W

Issued: 4 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's TCs sea temperature is

21.1° C

TCs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at TCs today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for TCs at 11AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	109	109	109	108	76	95	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	88	87	80	91	130	130	94	93	74	74	74
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SE	S	WSW	W	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					11:32AM1.33m			10:34PM2.10m					12:13PM1.38m				11:21PM1.93m				12:54PM1.42m
Low Tide		5:00AM-0.51m				4:23PM0.56m					5:41AM-0.41m				5:17PM0.55m				6:20AM-0.25m				6:15PM0.55m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	20	22	23	25	22	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	20	20	21	23	23	25	22	21	19	20	21	20	20	21	19	20	19	18	19	19	20	20	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	SW 16	SW 16	W 6	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 10	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 6	W 6	W 6	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	15	18	13	12	8	95	91	18	55	56	56	46	65	23	24	22	14	25	23	21	12	12	74	74
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 19	SW 19	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 6	W 6
kJ	109	109	109	108	76	29	29	91	90	90	90	89	89	88	87	80	55	130	130	74	54	74	11	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	W 13	W 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	WNW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 19	SW 15	SW 14	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	W 17	S 12
kJ	65	66	34	33	33	14	14	28	28	28	28	28	28	18	14	13	91	54	74	94	93	51	23	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	W 5	W 6	—	—	SE 2	SE 2	SSE 2	SSE 2	—	SSE 2	SSE 2	SE 2	SE 3	SE 3	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	13	18	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	3	7	8	9	3	2	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Cabrillo Point CAL - LA County	Royal Palms State Beach CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Exiles CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Wallys CAL - LA County	Wallys CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Wallys CAL - LA County	Wallys CAL - LA County
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	11	4	1	12	74	74	12	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	41	11	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County	Lunada Bay	Lunada Bay	Malibu	Haggerty's			Malibu	Lunada Bay	Lunada Bay	Venice Breakwater	Lunada Bay	El Porto Beach	Exiles	Haggerty's	Westward Beach/Point Dume	Westward Beach/Point Dume	Venice Breakwater	Haggerty's	Bay Street	Exiles	Lunada Bay		El Porto Beach	Westward Beach/Point Dume
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Magics HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	2	2	1	2	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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