Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 4PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 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 Fri night, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 153 | 151 | 141 | 77 | 80 | 103 | 102 | 81 | 96 | 121 | 91 | 97 | 133 | 133 | 132 | 130 | 129 | 208 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:35AM1.87m | 1:38AM1.00m | 12:23PM1.79m | 4:05AM0.97m | 1:31PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.65m | 7:03PM0.06m | 5:31AM0.80m | 8:24PM0.10m | 6:06AM0.94m | 9:59PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 17 | 151 | 141 | 73 | 74 | 103 | 102 | 71 | 96 | 121 | 91 | 84 | 133 | 133 | 132 | 130 | 129 | 208 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 155 | 153 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 32 | 74 | 97 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 60 | 42 | 19 | 40 | 23 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | W 5 | S 13 | S 13 | W 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 77 | 80 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 154 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 66 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 129 | 129 | 42 | 18 |
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