Floating in the amazing clear ocean water at Little Water Cay
The spectacular beach at Little Water Cay.
Nothing found. Try changing your search terms.

Turks and Caicos Wind, Wave, Swell, & Tide Forecast

Temperature: Wind: Waves: Other Units:
Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Today • 30 April
0h
35
45
NE
1.2
11
NE
24
26
87
0.2
1h
34
45
NE
1.4
8
NE
24
26
90
0.1
2h
33
44
NE
1.1
12
NE
24
26
95
0.1
3h
32
42
NE
1.1
12
NE
24
26
96
0
4h
31
41
NE
1
5
NE
24
26
78
0
5h
29
39
NE
0.9
12
NE
24
26
88
0
6h
29
38
NE
1
12
NE
24
26
94
0
7h
29
38
NE
1.1
5
NE
24
26
75
0
8h
30
40
NE
1
12
NE
24
26
64
0
9h
31
41
NE
1
12
NE
24
26
54
0
10h
30
40
NE
1.1
8
NE
24
26
53
0
11h
30
46
NE
1
12
NE
24
26
7
0
12h
31
48
NE
1
13
NE
24
26
8
0
13h
31
45
NE
1.1
9
NE
24
26
35
0
14h
31
43
NE
1.2
9
NE
24
26
75
0
15h
30
42
NE
0.9
9
NE
24
26
94
0
16h
29
40
NE
1
8
NE
24
26
93
0
17h
29
40
NE
0.8
8
NE
24
26
90
0
18h
28
41
NE
0.8
8
NE
24
26
86
0
19h
28
40
NE
1.3
9
NE
24
26
84
0
20h
29
40
NE
0.9
8
NE
24
26
84
0
21h
30
41
NE
0.9
8
NE
24
26
83
0
22h
29
40
E
1
8
NE
24
26
86
0
23h
28
39
E
0.8
9
NE
24
26
89
0
Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Thursday • 1 May
0h
28
37
E
0.8
9
NE
24
26
86
0
1h
27
35
E
0.9
9
NE
24
26
81
0
2h
26
35
NE
0.8
8
NE
24
26
71
0
3h
27
35
NE
0.8
8
NE
24
26
78
0
4h
26
34
NE
0.9
8
NE
24
26
70
0
5h
26
34
NE
0.8
8
NE
24
26
26
0
6h
27
35
NE
0.8
8
NE
24
26
27
0
7h
27
36
NE
0.8
8
NE
24
26
30
0
8h
27
35
NE
0.8
8
NE
24
26
42
0
9h
26
35
NE
0.8
8
NE
24
26
18
0
10h
27
36
E
0.7
8
NE
24
26
19
0
11h
26
40
E
0.7
8
NE
24
26
7
0
12h
25
40
E
0.7
8
NE
23
26
4
0
13h
24
40
E
0.7
8
NE
23
26
4
0
14h
23
38
E
0.7
8
NE
23
26
5
0
15h
24
39
E
0.8
8
NE
24
26
8
0
16h
26
39
NE
0.7
7
NE
24
26
32
0
17h
30
44
NE
0.9
8
NE
24
26
71
0
18h
33
48
NE
1
8
NE
24
26
58
0.1
19h
35
51
NE
0.6
8
NE
24
26
61
0.1
20h
36
49
E
1
8
NE
24
26
59
0.1
21h
36
50
E
1.1
8
NE
24
26
56
0
22h
36
49
E
0.6
8
NE
24
26
56
0
23h
35
48
E
1.2
8
NE
24
26
57
0
Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Friday • 2 May
0h
33
44
E
1.1
8
NE
24
24
61
0
1h
31
42
E
0.7
8
NE
24
24
58
0
2h
30
40
E
1
8
NE
24
24
57
0
3h
28
38
E
0.9
8
NE
24
24
55
0
4h
27
36
E
0.7
7
NE
24
24
55
0
5h
27
36
E
0.9
8
NE
25
24
57
0
6h
27
36
E
0.9
8
NE
25
24
52
0
7h
27
36
E
1.3
7
NE
25
24
56
0
8h
27
36
E
0.9
8
NE
25
24
55
0
9h
28
37
E
0.9
8
NE
25
24
58
0
10h
28
38
E
0.8
7
NE
25
24
61
0
11h
28
41
E
0.9
8
NE
24
24
64
0
12h
28
41
E
1.4
8
NE
24
24
62
0
13h
29
42
E
1.6
8
NE
24
24
65
0
14h
28
41
E
1.4
7
NE
24
24
66
0
15h
30
43
E
1.4
8
NE
25
24
56
0
16h
31
44
E
1.6
7
NE
25
24
71
0
17h
33
46
E
1
8
NE
25
24
66
0.1
18h
33
47
E
1
8
NE
25
24
63
0
19h
34
46
E
1.6
7
NE
25
24
62
0.2
20h
34
46
E
1.1
8
NE
25
24
68
0.2
21h
33
46
E
1.1
8
NE
25
24
79
0
22h
34
47
E
1.6
7
NE
25
24
74
0.1
23h
34
47
E
1.3
7
NE
24
24
70
0.4
Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Saturday • 3 May
0h
35
46
E
1.3
7
NE
25
24
73
0.6
1h
33
44
E
1.5
7
NE
25
24
68
0.2
2h
33
44
E
1.1
7
NE
25
24
76
0.1
3h
31
42
E
1.1
7
NE
25
24
76
0.3
4h
31
42
E
1.5
7
NE
25
24
82
0.2
5h
31
42
E
1.1
7
NE
25
24
81
0
6h
31
42
E
1
7
NE
25
24
76
0
7h
31
41
E
1
7
NE
25
24
77
0
8h
30
40
E
0.9
7
NE
25
24
80
0
9h
29
39
E
0.9
7
NE
25
24
78
0.5
10h
28
39
E
0.9
7
NE
26
24
79
0
11h
28
41
E
0.9
7
NE
25
24
79
0
12h
24
35
E
0.8
7
NE
25
24
78
0
13h
26
38
E
0.9
5
E
25
24
56
0
14h
25
37
E
0.8
7
NE
25
24
54
0
15h
25
36
E
0.8
7
NE
25
24
59
0
16h
26
37
E
1.3
7
E
26
24
67
0
17h
26
37
E
0.8
7
NE
26
24
75
0
18h
27
37
E
0.8
7
NE
26
24
77
0
19h
25
34
E
0.9
5
E
26
24
75
0
20h
26
35
E
0.8
7
NE
25
24
70
0
21h
26
35
E
0.9
7
NE
25
24
75
0
22h
26
36
E
1.3
7
NE
25
24
70
0
23h
26
36
E
0.9
7
NE
25
24
73
0
Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Sunday • 4 May
0h
24
33
E
0.9
7
NE
25
24
76
0
1h
24
32
E
0.8
5
E
25
24
78
0
2h
23
31
E
1.2
8
NE
25
24
80
0
3h
22
30
E
1.2
8
NE
25
24
69
0
4h
22
29
E
1.1
8
E
25
24
71
0
5h
21
28
E
0.7
8
NE
25
24
81
0
6h
22
30
E
0.7
8
NE
25
24
90
0
7h
21
28
E
0.8
5
E
25
24
90
0
8h
20
27
E
0.7
8
NE
25
24
97
0
9h
20
27
E
0.7
8
NE
25
24
75
0
10h
20
27
E
1
7
E
25
24
64
0
11h
20
30
E
0.7
8
NE
25
24
77
0
12h
22
32
E
0.7
8
NE
25
24
79
0
13h
21
30
E
0.6
4
E
25
24
78
0
14h
21
29
E
0.5
8
NE
25
24
77
0
15h
21
30
E
0.5
8
NE
25
24
75
0
16h
22
30
E
0.7
9
E
26
24
73
0
17h
22
30
E
0.6
13
NE
26
24
68
0.3
18h
23
32
E
1.2
8
NE
26
24
79
0
19h
23
31
E
0.7
4
E
26
24
71
0
20h
22
31
E
0.7
6
E
26
24
65
2
21h
22
31
E
0.7
7
E
25
24
77
1.3
22h
23
33
E
0.7
8
E
25
24
51
0
23h
23
33
E
0.7
8
E
25
24
32
0
Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Monday • 5 May
0h
23
33
E
0.7
8
E
25
24
76
0
1h
22
35
E
0.7
8
E
25
24
54
0.9
2h
22
35
E
0.6
8
E
25
26
48
1.8
3h
22
35
E
0.6
8
E
25
26
41
2.7
4h
22
35
E
0.5
8
E
25
24
86
3.5
5h
23
32
E
0.6
8
E
26
26
40
2.8
6h
23
30
E
0.6
8
E
26
26
46
2.1
7h
24
26
E
0.6
8
E
26
24
51
1.4
8h
23
28
SE
0.6
8
E
26
26
49
0.9
9h
21
30
SE
0.6
8
E
26
26
47
0.5
10h
20
32
SE
0.5
8
E
26
24
72
0
11h
17
28
SE
0.5
8
E
26
26
41
0
12h
13
23
SE
0.5
8
E
26
26
37
0
13h
9
18
SE
0.5
8
E
26
24
33
0
14h
9
15
SE
0.5
8
E
26
26
28
0
15h
8
13
E
0.5
8
E
26
26
24
0
16h
7
10
E
0.5
8
E
26
24
20
0
17h
10
15
E
0.6
8
E
26
26
23
0
18h
14
20
E
0.6
8
E
26
26
27
0
19h
18
25
E
0.6
8
E
26
24
30
0
20h
20
28
E
0.6
8
E
26
26
37
0
21h
22
31
E
0.7
8
E
26
26
43
0
22h
24
34
E
0.7
8
E
26
24
49
0
23h
24
34
E
0.7
8
E
26
26
50
0.7
Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Tuesday • 6 May
0h
25
35
E
0.6
8
E
26
26
51
1.4
1h
26
35
E
0.6
7
E
26
24
52
2.1
2h
24
34
E
0.6
8
E
26
26
56
1.4
3h
24
32
E
0.6
8
E
26
26
59
0.7
4h
23
31
E
0.6
9
E
26
24
63
0
5h
23
33
SE
0.6
7
E
26
26
49
0.1
6h
23
35
SE
0.6
6
E
26
26
35
0.2
7h
23
37
SE
0.6
4
E
26
24
88
0.3
8h
21
32
SE
0.6
4
E
26
26
24
0.3
9h
18
26
SE
0.7
4
E
26
26
28
0.2
10h
15
21
SE
0.7
4
E
26
24
72
0.2
11h
14
19
SE
0.7
4
E
26
26
34
0.1
12h
12
18
S
0.7
4
E
26
26
37
0.1
13h
11
17
S
0.8
4
E
26
24
40
0
14h
9
14
S
0.9
4
E
26
26
34
0.1
15h
8
11
SW
1
5
E
26
26
28
0.1
16h
6
8
SW
1.1
6
E
26
24
84
0.2
17h
5
7
S
1.1
6
E
27
26
25
0.1
18h
4
6
E
1.1
6
E
27
26
28
0.1
19h
3
5
NE
1.1
6
E
27
24
32
0
20h
4
5
NE
1.1
6
E
26
26
34
0.4
21h
4
6
NE
1.1
6
E
26
26
36
0.9
22h
4
7
NE
1
6
E
26
24
86
1.3
23h
4
6
NE
1
6
NE
26
26
55
0.9

The Wind and Breeze

Rolling waves at the Northwest Point National Park on Providenciales
The break at Northwest Point, Providenciales.

Throughout the year , the Turks and Caicos typically experiences an east-southeast trade wind, with wind speeds in the 12-20 mph (19-32 km/h, or 10-17 knots) range.

Passing storms and squalls do shift wind directions at times, and excluding the rare tropical cyclone, such storms are typically seen during the winter months.

The Tide Forecast

As the Turks and Caicos is located in the tropical Atlantic, the high to low tide change difference, or tidal range, does not tend to be drastic, with a typical tide height change of about 1.9-3 feet (.6-1m). Abnormal tides, such as spring tides, may cause unusual lows and highs, yet these are never extreme.

Neap tides, experienced when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other (from the perspective of the Earth) and their gravitational pulls cancel each out a bit, tend to create the least tidal range and conditions that allow for the best underwater visibility, which is perfect for snorkeling and diving.

Keep in mind that many tide forecast websites base their island-specific Turks and Caicos tide table on harmonic predictions at Sandy Point on the island of North Caicos, and simply apply a slight modifier calculation to create a forecast level for each of our islands. This does not take into account the extensive and shallow Caicos Banks off the south of the Caicos Islands, which tends to delay tide changes at many adjacent coastal areas as water moves in and out of the banks.

The coastal areas on the Caicos Banks can be quite shallow in places, and many popular routes may not offer much extra draft for the common watercraft, especially at lower tide levels. We advise using accurate marine navigation charts.

Waves and Breaks

High kiteboarding jump at Long Bay Beach on Providenciales
Perfect kiteboarding conditions at Long Bay Beach, Providenciales.

The Turks and Caicos generally doesn’t experience the huge waves that some other tropical destinations such as Hawaii, Barbados, and Puerto Rico see at times.

The ocean topography of the plateaus supporting our islands largely accounts for the lack of significant waves. Regions that do experience large breaks usually have complex submarine terrains that essentially funnel the open ocean swell to specific areas, where a gradually sloping ocean floor allows the waves to stack into a tremendous break.

The Turks and Caicos Islands however sit on two distinct shelves (the Turks Islands group and the Caicos Islands group) that have a rather abrupt transition from the surrounding 10,000-foot (3,000-meter) Atlantic Ocean floor to the very shallow water on top of the plateaus. Although supporting unparalleled wall diving, our ocean topography doesn’t lend itself well to large wave formation.

The best place in the country to watch the full glory of large breaking waves is either Northwest Point National Park on Providenciales or Mudjin Harbour and the Crossing Place Trail on Middle Caicos. Keep in mind that wave conditions are flat more often than not. These locations are great spots for watching the sunrise and sunset, which are typically just as impressive as the swell.

Water Sports

Stand-up paddle board surfing at West Reef in the Turks and Caicos
Stand-up paddle surfing on the Caicos barrier reef.

Amazing flat water kiteboarding and windsurfing can be had at many locations throughout the Turks and Caicos. Due to the trade wind directions, the best kite spots are typically south-eastern facing beaches on the south sides of our islands. The best such example is the popular Long Bay Beach on Providenciales, which is one of the top kiting locations in the region.

On the occasional days that see a northerly breeze, our spectacular north coasts and beaches become a bit more viable for kiting.

For the kiteboarding hotspot of Long Bay Beach on Providenciales, 20-30 mph (32-48 km/h) with an east-southeast direction is ideal kiting wind. For South Caicos, Grand Turk and Salt Cay, kiting wind speed may be a little less due to the lack of wind obstructions. See Turks and Caicos Kiteboarding for more information on this sport and the best kite spots.

Great flat water spots for wakeboarding or tubing can typically be found between our channels and cays regardless of wind or wave conditions.

The Turks and Caicos lacks the reputation as a surfing destination simply due to the unpredictability and inconsistencies in our breaks. At times we do see wonderful surfing waves, but the quality of the waves hinges highly on the swell direction. The conditions on the barrier reef off of the Caicos Islands may easily become messy.

Although a little more difficult to access from the surfer’s perspective, Grand Turk does see a better break at some offshore sites.