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TCs surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at TCs today?
The current surf forecast for TCs at 9PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | |
84 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 116 | 164 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 106 | 96 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 72 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 66 | 71 | 51 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:35PM0.90m | 11:23PM1.53m | 3:15PM0.89m | 00:04AM1.44m | 1:00AM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.81m | 7:27AM0.05m | 4:54PM0.88m | 8:30AM0.10m | 9:35AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 84 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 39 | 30 | 21 | 121 | 119 | 106 | 96 | 97 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 72 | 51 | 51 | 30 | 66 | 71 | 51 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | WSW 5 | S 11 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 116 | 164 | 121 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WNW 13 | SW 21 | NW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 12 | S 11 | W 12 | WSW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | W 13 | W 11 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 34 | 40 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 489 | 53 | 42 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 129 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 129 | 66 | 50 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
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