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TCs surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.7° C
 (Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at TCs today?

The current surf forecast for TCs at 5PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.2
S
0.2
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
SSW
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)161613151512121414141414131313141414132120191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)505033474529292116204038321717201717173478122110160
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
1.03
2:45AM
1.41
3:11PM
0.85
3:35AM
1.45
5:31PM
0.81
4:25AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
0.38
9:51AM
0.51
8:15PM
0.57
11:17AM
0.35
9:06PM
0.71
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset-5:01-------5:02-------5:02------
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)
------------------------
Temp. °C141615151514141517201918171616171921212019181818
Feels °C (?)101211111088911141312111010111416161514131313
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