Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tajiguas today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tajiguas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 121 | 114 | 95 | 107 | 145 | 172 | 110 | 89 | 68 | 171 | 246 | 312 | 309 | 305 | 302 | 226 | 261 | 266 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:47PM2.07m | 10:53AM1.73m | 10:24PM1.98m | 11:16AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM0.90m | 4:33AM0.33m | 4:23PM0.82m | 4:57AM0.42m | 5:05PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 9 | WNW 8 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 62 | 121 | 114 | 69 | 107 | 110 | 110 | 43 | 89 | 26 | 171 | 246 | 312 | 55 | 60 | 302 | 206 | 261 | 261 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 17 | S 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 132 | 73 | 30 | 82 | 75 | 71 | 172 | 66 | 27 | 68 | 25 | 95 | 152 | 309 | 305 | 42 | 132 | 127 | 183 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | S 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 21 | 73 | 95 | 65 | 145 | 48 | 31 | 67 | 19 | 20 | 35 | 27 | 152 | 150 | 91 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 60 | 48 | 70 | — | — | — | 110 | — | 67 | 97 | 90 | 100 | 58 | 37 | 140 | 226 | 229 | 266 | 193 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 26 | 24 |
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