Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 9AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 193 | 199 | 209 | 215 | 217 | 164 | 137 | 125 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 107 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:28AM0.89m | 2:39PM1.47m | 3:55PM1.44m | 8:46AM1.04m | 5:18PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.79m | 11:03PM0.40m | 00:27AM0.29m | 10:23AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 65 | 50 | 33 | 215 | 217 | 164 | 22 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 118 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 107 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 21 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 142 | 193 | 199 | 209 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 137 | 125 | 118 | 118 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 14 | — | — | W 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 13 | 32 | 57 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 33 | 50 | 50 | 21 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 129 | 48 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 74 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 84 | 66 | 53 | 12 |
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