Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 348 | 339 | 318 | 309 | 305 | 242 | 239 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 151 | 152 | 154 | 156 | 301 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 210 | 246 | 246 | 178 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:13AM1.31m | 5:59PM1.39m | 7:25AM1.41m | 6:48PM1.44m | 7:40AM1.54m | 7:32PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.21m | 12:29PM0.83m | 00:47AM0.19m | 1:05PM0.65m | 1:15AM0.19m | 1:40PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 348 | 339 | 318 | 309 | 305 | 242 | 239 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 143 | 152 | 154 | 156 | 301 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 210 | 154 | 246 | 147 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 15 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 151 | 107 | 148 | 149 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 8 | 180 | 246 | 152 | 178 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 13 | WNW 11 | W 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 4 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 54 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 51 | 87 | 80 | 42 | 11 | 125 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | SE 8 | ESE 2 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 42 | 33 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 154 | 154 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 95 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 37 | 53 | 42 | 42 |
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