
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tajiguas Ranch today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas Ranch at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Tajiguas Ranch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 94 | 92 | 70 | 70 | 122 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 63 | 53 | 61 | 64 | 98 | 98 | 72 | 72 | 123 | 121 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:33PM1.92m | 2:25AM1.29m | 1:10PM1.84m | 5:07AM1.24m | 2:00PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.61m | 6:22AM1.13m | 9:10PM0.65m | 6:04AM1.24m | 10:40PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
123 | 94 | 92 | 70 | 70 | 48 | 46 | 30 | 29 | 63 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 20 | 98 | 62 | 56 | 123 | 121 | 121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
64 | 62 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 122 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 55 | 33 | 61 | 64 | 98 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 72 | 72 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
33 | 31 | 75 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 8 | 53 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | NW 3 | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
1 | 2 | — | 61 | — | 38 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 29 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 40 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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