TCs Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.72° N 118.32° W

TCs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's TCs sea temperature is
23.5°C
6.6° 

TCs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at TCs today (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for TCs at 5AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (13 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (13 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
17
0.8
W
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
14
1.1
W
13
0.8
W
12
1.5
WSW
12
0.7
W
15
0.5
W
23
1.2
W
20
1.3
W
19
1.6
W
19
1.5
W
18
1.4
W
17
1.3
W
17
1.2
W
16
1.1
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
182
318
273
326
329
362
428
401
413
172
559
233
260
1184
1237
1774
1398
1150
935
705
563
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:28AM1.01m
10:09AM1.63m
2:03AM1.01m
10:48AM1.52m
4:17AM1.06m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.03m
3:30AM0.93m
6:13PM0.11m
3:51AM0.99m
7:11PM0.18m
4:28AM1.06m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
19
19
18
18
17
17
15
16
17
13
15
14
13
17
16
16
16
15
18
17
16
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