Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tajiguas today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 6AM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Tajiguas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 121 | 121 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 116 | 155 | 154 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:17PM1.71m | 8:18AM1.41m | 4:47PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.66m | 11:58PM0.60m | 10:40AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 121 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 18 | 13 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 59 | 59 | 52 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 197 | 197 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 72 | 71 | 104 | 134 | 70 | 133 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 133 | 130 | 116 | 155 | 154 | 197 | 56 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 133 | 69 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 29 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 82 | 64 | 48 | 49 | — | — | 53 | 75 | 74 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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