Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 21s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 135 | 74 | 121 | 167 | 167 | 134 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 133 | 131 | 121 | 157 | 199 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:09AM0.91m | 1:12PM1.45m | 2:37PM1.36m | 8:20AM1.13m | 4:35PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.91m | 10:09PM0.38m | 11:41PM0.32m | 10:43AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 5 |
| kJ | 132 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 135 | 74 | 121 | 167 | 167 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 184 | 184 | 14 | 22 | 32 | 23 | 199 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 33 | 52 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 12 | 120 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 61 | 13 | 59 | 59 | 68 | 157 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 252 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 14 | W 4 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 110 | 134 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 9 | 60 | 133 | 131 | 121 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 18 | 7 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 24 | 1 | 154 | 160 | 129 | 42 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 160 | 74 | 48 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 48 | 42 |
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