Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tajiguas today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 5PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tajiguas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 138 | 140 | 181 | 166 | 80 | 149 | 153 | 71 | 108 | 125 | 169 | 174 | 186 | 191 | 164 | 137 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:42PM1.88m | 2:28AM1.33m | 2:24PM1.84m | 4:24AM1.21m | 3:16PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM0.78m | 8:38PM0.76m | 7:30AM0.97m | 10:01PM0.74m | 7:54AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 188 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 138 | 140 | 181 | 166 | 44 | 149 | 153 | 71 | 108 | 120 | 123 | 101 | 79 | 75 | 164 | 137 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | WNW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 80 | 44 | 44 | 57 | 8 | 9 | 169 | 174 | 186 | 191 | 43 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | W 14 | S 9 | SW 19 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 45 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 34 | 22 | 29 | 66 | 85 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 92 | 101 | 106 | 128 | 125 | 111 | — | — | — | 73 | 45 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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