
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tajiguas today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 11AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tajiguas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
188 | 330 | 457 | 371 | 366 | 362 | 446 | 348 | 326 | 269 | 314 | 318 | 263 | 207 | 217 | 220 | 215 | 217 | 196 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.47m | 3:41PM1.62m | 7:23AM1.53m | 5:05PM1.62m | 7:34AM1.61m | 6:08PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM1.42m | 11:48PM0.57m | 11:57AM1.32m | 00:29AM0.55m | 12:47PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
188 | 330 | 457 | 371 | 366 | 362 | 446 | 348 | 326 | 252 | 265 | 265 | 256 | 207 | 217 | 220 | 215 | 217 | 196 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 15 |
177 | 185 | 101 | 96 | 129 | 133 | 127 | 161 | 161 | 98 | 314 | 318 | 134 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 88 | 109 | 93 | 66 | 66 | 38 | 104 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | S 20 | WNW 9 | S 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | WNW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 15 |
57 | 37 | 67 | 16 | 67 | 29 | 29 | 64 | 98 | 31 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 122 | 75 | 24 | 106 | 106 | 67 | 67 | 84 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 11 | W 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 15 | 269 | — | 22 | 263 | 44 | 52 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 140 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 323 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 174 | 51 | 0 | 22 |
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