Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 7AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 318 | 318 | 314 | 310 | 229 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 136 | 180 | 162 | 223 | 146 | 104 | 109 | 108 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:50PM1.55m | 12:32PM1.60m | 00:39AM1.30m | 1:07PM1.57m | 1:41AM1.06m | 1:47PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.19m | 6:49PM0.38m | 6:32AM0.41m | 7:53PM0.42m | 6:55AM0.61m | 9:18PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | 318 | 318 | 314 | 310 | 229 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 214 | 42 | 31 | 32 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 136 | 85 | 93 | 76 | 65 | 61 | 47 | 50 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 214 | 186 | 186 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 180 | 162 | 223 | 146 | 104 | 70 | 108 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 66 | 109 | 43 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 28 | 34 | 39 | — | — | — | 35 | 42 | 45 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 74 | 129 | 154 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 29 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 66 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 74 | 129 |
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