Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tajiguas Ranch 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 Ranch at 1AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| 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 Ranch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | 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 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 133 | 198 | 225 | 212 | 195 | 189 | 186 | 133 | 126 | 121 | 106 | 87 | 177 | 171 | 116 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:35PM2.09m | 10:11AM1.59m | 9:11PM2.10m | 10:31AM1.65m | 9:47PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM1.07m | 3:43AM0.26m | 3:07PM0.99m | 4:09AM0.27m | 3:44PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
26 | 55 | 85 | 89 | 46 | 40 | 225 | 212 | 195 | 189 | 186 | 54 | 77 | 81 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 171 | 116 | 112 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 |
93 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 133 | 198 | 49 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 51 | 133 | 126 | 121 | 106 | 73 | 177 | 63 | 62 | 93 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 10 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 |
55 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 89 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 121 | 85 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | WNW 8 |
— | 36 | 44 | 59 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 107 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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