
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tajiguas Ranch today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas Ranch at 11AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tajiguas Ranch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 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) | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
147 | 190 | 149 | 194 | 155 | 159 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 138 | 130 | 238 | 241 | 235 | 177 | 211 | 141 | 184 | 180 | 166 | 162 | 166 | 122 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:39AM1.93m | 2:12PM1.80m | 1:36AM1.67m | 2:55PM1.83m | 2:46AM1.43m | 3:41PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM0.35m | 8:00PM0.95m | 8:06AM0.57m | 9:20PM0.91m | 8:42AM0.78m | 10:47PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
63 | 47 | 45 | 32 | 28 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 238 | 241 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 141 | 184 | 180 | 166 | 121 | 116 | 114 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
147 | 190 | 148 | 194 | 155 | 159 | 25 | 40 | 142 | 138 | 130 | 69 | 108 | 235 | 177 | 211 | 121 | 10 | 9 | 119 | 162 | 166 | 122 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | S 10 | W 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 |
77 | 153 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 26 | 67 | 41 | 39 | 89 | 55 | 19 | 78 | 91 | 89 | 75 | 10 | 122 | 118 | 6 | 69 | 69 | 40 | 67 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | — | W 6 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 9 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
55 | — | — | — | 31 | 36 | 31 | 33 | 38 | — | 18 | — | 20 | 14 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 15 | 16 | — | 25 | 10 | 28 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 327 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
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