Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 11PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 111 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 155 | 155 | 111 | 106 | 98 | 98 | 137 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 129 | 127 | 90 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.65m | 9:09AM1.20m | 7:47PM1.74m | 9:25AM1.26m | 8:21PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06PM0.91m | 2:29AM0.01m | 1:42PM0.80m | 2:57AM-0.05m | 2:15PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 89 | 104 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 106 | 106 | 98 | 98 | 137 | 173 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 127 | 90 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 113 | 111 | 112 | 112 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 14 | 8 | 29 | 55 | 57 | 12 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 129 | 57 | 50 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 10 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 112 | 155 | 155 | 111 | 37 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 13 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 53 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 74 | 129 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 78 | 30 | 12 |
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