Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 11AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 50 | 54 | 50 | 120 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:55PM1.44m | 8:46AM1.04m | 5:18PM1.47m | 8:43AM1.11m | 6:22PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.40m | 00:27AM0.29m | 10:23AM1.03m | 1:20AM0.18m | 12:15PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | W 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 120 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 125 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 9 | 49 | 25 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 52 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | WSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 13 | 32 | 57 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 21 | 28 | 50 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 50 | 6 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 129 | 129 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 129 | 129 | 48 | 12 |
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