Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tajiguas today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 9PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tajiguas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
113 | 105 | 102 | 81 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 49 | 49 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:09PM1.93m | 00:39AM1.51m | 12:44PM1.96m | 1:48AM1.33m | 1:27PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.65m | 6:10AM0.83m | 7:48PM0.63m | 6:36AM0.98m | 9:08PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
113 | 85 | 102 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 68 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 78 | 55 | 56 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 104 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 |
90 | 105 | 82 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 40 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 79 | 54 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 108 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | W 10 | S 8 | S 20 | W 10 |
8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 49 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
40 | 28 | 39 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 61 | 72 | 46 | 37 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 108 | 128 | 83 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 333 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 545 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 101 | 26 | 24 |
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