Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at TCs today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for TCs at 2AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at TCs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 118 | 115 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 50 | 53 | 50 | 120 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:46AM1.04m | 5:18PM1.47m | 8:43AM1.11m | 6:22PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.29m | 10:23AM1.03m | 1:20AM0.18m | 12:15PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 118 | 118 | 115 | 74 | 15 | 10 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 9 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 120 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 70 | 69 | 9 | 49 | 25 | 5 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 52 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | WSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 21 | 28 | 50 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 50 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 74 | 53 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 129 | 48 | 12 |
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