Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tajiguas Ranch today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tajiguas Ranch at 12AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
103 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 135 | 133 | 132 | 130 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 133 | 184 | 195 | 215 | 248 | 252 | 248 | 189 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58PM2.04m | 9:51AM1.53m | 8:35PM2.09m | 10:11AM1.59m | 9:11PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM1.16m | 3:16AM0.28m | 2:30PM1.07m | 3:43AM0.26m | 3:07PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | WNW 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
7 | 98 | 63 | 100 | 135 | 36 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 85 | 89 | 133 | 39 | 195 | 215 | 248 | 252 | 248 | 189 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 15 |
103 | 29 | 100 | 58 | 55 | 133 | 132 | 130 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 184 | 52 | 54 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 76 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | W 16 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 13 |
37 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 16 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 88 | 118 | 79 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 |
43 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 32 | — | 32 | — | 21 | 17 | 44 | 49 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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