Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tajiguas today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 5AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tajiguas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 207 | 121 | 121 | 78 | 109 | 129 | 127 | 171 | 171 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 160 | 158 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:11PM2.40m | 10:48AM1.70m | 9:59PM2.34m | 11:22AM1.78m | 10:46PM2.20m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM-0.04m | 3:51PM0.87m | 4:57AM0.05m | 4:43PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 207 | 207 | 121 | 33 | 78 | 109 | 129 | 127 | 171 | 171 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 160 | 158 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 13 | 14 | 121 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 44 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 3 | W 10 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 1 | 51 | 13 | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 290 | 290 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 476 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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