TCs surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 02 Apr 2026 PDT
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TCs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's TCs sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at TCs today?

The current surf forecast for TCs at 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.9
W
0.7
W
1
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)1356667788887202019191818181818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4445316614324013912278452939306766116107108163104150140195188
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
0
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SSE
0
ESE
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
5
SW
10
SE
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
S
5
SE
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
1.35
10:11PM
1.68
10:55AM
1.23
10:33PM
1.66
11:36AM
1.09
10:56PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
0.22
4:49AM
-0.07
4:18PM
0.36
5:25AM
-0.05
4:37PM
0.49
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
Sunrise6:39-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset---7:14-------7:15-------7:15----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161617171716151515172121202218181820212019181817
Feels °C (?)151515141416121315171817172017181718181717161817
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