
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tajiguas today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 4AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tajiguas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 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) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
246 | 243 | 241 | 235 | 227 | 273 | 273 | 330 | 219 | 219 | 214 | 208 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 203 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:31AM1.52m | 6:49PM1.84m | 8:44AM1.58m | 7:32PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.46m | 1:03PM1.21m | 2:02AM0.41m | 1:42PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
246 | 243 | 241 | 235 | 227 | 273 | 273 | 330 | 219 | 219 | 214 | 208 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 203 | 203 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
29 | 14 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 10 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | W 9 | NW 9 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 9 | S 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
2 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
34 | 33 | — | — | 23 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 62 | 42 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 37 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 173 | 323 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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