
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tajiguas today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 6AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tajiguas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
177 | 211 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 163 | 166 | 122 | 220 | 169 | 99 | 116 | 257 | 203 | 387 | 252 | 237 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46AM1.43m | 3:41PM1.86m | 4:23AM1.26m | 4:28PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.91m | 8:42AM0.78m | 10:47PM0.83m | 9:21AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
139 | 139 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 163 | 118 | 116 | 220 | 84 | 99 | 116 | 257 | 203 | 387 | 252 | 237 | 331 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 10 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 |
177 | 211 | 125 | 122 | 12 | 118 | 166 | 122 | 85 | 169 | 49 | 48 | 94 | 48 | 34 | 107 | 109 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 4 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 4 | SSW 16 | WNW 4 | S 16 | S 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
89 | 88 | 73 | 71 | 116 | 6 | 69 | 69 | 40 | 40 | 11 | 107 | 4 | 127 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 |
18 | 23 | 22 | 17 | — | — | 30 | 3 | 25 | 22 | — | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 57 | 46 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 107 | 40 | 0 |
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