Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tajiguas today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tajiguas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 198 | 225 | 212 | 195 | 189 | 186 | 135 | 126 | 121 | 106 | 87 | 132 | 121 | 127 | 154 | 194 | 145 | 172 | 153 | 67 | 68 | 171 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11AM1.59m | 9:11PM2.10m | 10:31AM1.65m | 9:47PM2.07m | 10:53AM1.73m | 10:24PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.26m | 3:07PM0.99m | 4:09AM0.27m | 3:44PM0.90m | 4:33AM0.33m | 4:23PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
51 | 40 | 225 | 212 | 195 | 189 | 186 | 135 | 102 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 81 | 114 | 154 | 194 | 119 | 172 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 171 | 246 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 17 |
133 | 198 | 48 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 78 | 76 | 126 | 121 | 106 | 50 | 132 | 121 | 72 | 83 | 77 | 71 | 48 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 25 | 95 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | NW 5 | SW 14 | SW 17 | W 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 13 | S 9 |
89 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 121 | 85 | 55 | 31 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 54 | 73 | 21 | 16 | 65 | 145 | 32 | 117 | 66 | 66 | 44 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
65 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 72 | — | — | 142 | 153 | 61 | 98 | 133 | 111 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 9 |
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