Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 5AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 123 | 114 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 127 | 85 | 82 | 97 | 119 | 174 | 202 | 186 | 129 | 125 | 179 | 377 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.85m | 10:02AM1.40m | 9:26PM1.83m | 10:24AM1.48m | 10:00PM1.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM-0.09m | 3:21PM0.51m | 4:09AM-0.05m | 3:57PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 7 | W 9 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 |
| kJ | 132 | 123 | 114 | 79 | 72 | 51 | 127 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 50 | 21 | 102 | 186 | 129 | 65 | 179 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 7 | S 9 | SSW 19 | S 8 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 80 | 77 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 97 | 119 | 174 | 202 | 21 | 26 | 125 | 23 | 377 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 20 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 47 | 25 | 81 | 40 | 21 | 64 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 75 | 25 | 42 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 25 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 74 | 154 | 50 | 23 |
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