TCs surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 PDT
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TCs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's TCs sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at TCs today?

The current surf forecast for TCs at 10AM is: 0.3m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1ft (0.3m)20s
Afternoon (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)132020201919191918181818181818181716161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4460609796961489484112111154154152152150145133129127127125124124
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
0
SE
0
SSW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
1.74
2:09PM
0.86
1:00AM
1.65
4:48PM
0.83
2:14AM
1.55
6:43PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
-0.05
6:05PM
0.66
9:04AM
-0.02
6:46PM
0.81
10:42AM
-0.04
9:22PM
0.91
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:50-----
Sunset-----7:06-------7:07-------7:07--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151516181919181817171819202119191918182122211918
Feels °C (?)151516181817181817171818192018192019182120181718
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