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

Temperature: Wind: Waves: Other Units:

Today

Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Sa
23
0h
22
37
E
0.5
10
NE
29
28
68
0.1
Sa
23
1h
30
38
E
1.1
10
N
29
28
69
0.1
Sa
23
2h
29
43
E
1
10
N
29
28
77
1.3
Sa
23
3h
30
42
E
0.8
14
N
29
28
79
0.1
Sa
23
4h
32
39
SE
1.1
10
N
29
28
70
0
Sa
23
5h
31
42
SE
1.1
10
N
29
28
65
0
Sa
23
6h
32
44
SE
0.9
14
N
29
28
84
0
Sa
23
7h
36
46
SE
1.2
10
N
29
28
78
0.1
Sa
23
8h
36
46
SE
1.2
10
N
29
28
81
0
Sa
23
9h
30
43
SE
0.8
14
N
29
28
76
0
Sa
23
10h
36
42
SE
1.1
10
N
29
28
76
0
Sa
23
11h
37
46
SE
1.1
10
N
29
28
64
0
Sa
23
12h
33
43
SE
1
9
N
29
28
46
0
Sa
23
13h
39
41
SE
1.2
9
N
29
28
42
0
Sa
23
14h
37
39
SE
1.1
9
N
29
28
37
0
Sa
23
15h
36
51
SE
1.1
9
N
29
28
56
0
Sa
23
16h
35
36
SE
1.1
9
N
29
28
82
0
Sa
23
17h
33
38
SE
1
9
N
29
28
43
0
Sa
23
18h
34
41
SE
1
9
N
29
28
33
0
Sa
23
19h
30
42
SE
0.9
9
N
29
28
37
0
Sa
23
20h
28
46
SE
0.8
9
N
29
28
72
0
Sa
23
21h
31
48
SE
1
9
N
29
28
49
0
Sa
23
22h
31
48
E
0.9
9
N
29
28
51
0

Sunday

Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Su
24
0h
30
41
E
0.9
9
N
29
28
100
0
Su
24
1h
38
42
E
1.1
9
N
30
28
99
0
Su
24
2h
39
41
E
1.2
9
N
29
28
100
0
Su
24
3h
33
39
E
1
9
N
29
28
69
0.1
Su
24
4h
37
40
SE
1.2
10
NW
29
28
54
0.1
Su
24
5h
34
39
SE
1.1
10
NW
29
28
88
0.1
Su
24
6h
32
39
SE
1
12
NW
29
28
75
0
Su
24
7h
34
35
SE
1.1
9
NW
30
28
30
0
Su
24
8h
32
37
SE
1
12
NW
29
28
36
0
Su
24
9h
31
37
SE
1.1
12
NW
29
28
69
0
Su
24
10h
33
35
E
1.2
11
NW
29
28
67
0
Su
24
11h
33
37
SE
1.2
11
NW
29
28
58
0
Su
24
12h
31
35
SE
1.2
11
NW
29
28
65
0
Su
24
13h
30
32
SE
1.2
11
NW
29
28
67
0
Su
24
14h
31
33
SE
1.2
10
NW
29
28
67
0
Su
24
15h
31
34
SE
1.3
11
NW
29
28
65
0
Su
24
16h
27
31
SE
1.2
10
NW
29
28
65
0
Su
24
17h
27
31
SE
1.2
10
NW
29
28
63
0
Su
24
18h
28
32
SE
1.2
10
NW
29
28
64
0
Su
24
19h
26
36
SE
1.4
10
NW
29
28
59
0
Su
24
20h
27
39
E
1.1
10
NW
29
28
62
0
Su
24
21h
28
39
E
1.1
10
NW
29
28
67
0
Su
24
22h
25
41
E
1.3
10
NW
29
28
86
0

Monday

Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Mo
25
0h
31
39
E
1.1
10
NW
29
28
95
0
Mo
25
1h
32
36
E
1.4
10
NW
29
28
93
0.1
Mo
25
2h
32
36
E
1.1
10
NW
29
28
84
0.1
Mo
25
3h
33
40
E
1.2
9
NW
29
28
86
0.1
Mo
25
4h
34
39
E
1.3
10
NW
29
28
79
0.1
Mo
25
5h
33
36
E
1.3
9
NW
30
28
73
0
Mo
25
6h
35
45
E
1.2
9
NW
30
28
73
0
Mo
25
7h
30
36
E
1.2
9
NW
30
28
74
0.1
Mo
25
8h
33
38
E
1.2
9
NW
29
28
51
0
Mo
25
9h
32
36
SE
0.9
8
N
29
28
76
0
Mo
25
10h
31
32
E
1.1
9
NW
29
28
82
0
Mo
25
11h
27
33
SE
1.1
9
NW
29
28
78
0.1
Mo
25
12h
31
33
SE
1.1
8
NW
29
28
69
0
Mo
25
13h
31
32
SE
1.1
9
NW
29
28
79
0
Mo
25
14h
30
31
SE
1.1
8
NW
29
28
63
0
Mo
25
15h
33
55
SE
1.1
8
NW
29
28
65
0
Mo
25
16h
26
32
SE
0.8
8
NW
29
28
65
0
Mo
25
17h
25
34
SE
0.8
8
NW
29
28
61
0
Mo
25
18h
29
36
SE
0.8
8
N
29
28
57
0
Mo
25
19h
24
35
E
0.7
8
NW
29
28
50
0
Mo
25
20h
25
37
E
0.7
8
NW
29
28
27
0
Mo
25
21h
29
39
E
0.9
8
NW
29
28
12
0
Mo
25
22h
28
40
E
0.9
8
NW
29
28
39
0

Tuesday

Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Tu
26
0h
31
36
E
0.9
8
NW
29
28
61
0
Tu
26
1h
31
37
E
0.9
8
NW
29
28
65
0
Tu
26
2h
32
36
E
0.9
8
NW
29
28
67
0
Tu
26
3h
33
34
E
1
14
N
29
28
65
0
Tu
26
4h
32
33
E
0.9
7
NW
29
28
73
0
Tu
26
5h
30
35
E
0.9
7
NW
29
28
72
0
Tu
26
6h
32
34
E
0.9
13
N
29
28
64
0
Tu
26
7h
31
38
E
0.9
8
N
29
28
65
0
Tu
26
8h
29
36
E
0.9
8
N
29
28
62
0
Tu
26
9h
33
35
E
1
13
N
29
28
62
0
Tu
26
10h
29
36
E
0.9
13
N
29
28
71
0.1
Tu
26
11h
29
39
E
0.9
8
N
29
28
70
0
Tu
26
12h
34
35
E
1.1
13
N
29
28
61
0.1
Tu
26
13h
31
35
E
0.9
8
N
29
28
71
0.1
Tu
26
14h
32
34
E
1
13
N
28
31
88
0.9
Tu
26
15h
32
34
E
1
13
N
28
28
88
0.9
Tu
26
16h
30
34
E
0.9
13
N
29
28
67
0.5
Tu
26
17h
28
45
E
0.9
13
N
29
31
83
0.6
Tu
26
18h
29
46
E
0.9
13
N
29
28
83
0.6
Tu
26
19h
26
36
E
-999
-999
N
29
28
58
0
Tu
26
20h
33
41
E
1
13
N
28
31
73
1.3
Tu
26
21h
33
41
E
1
13
N
28
28
73
1.3
Tu
26
22h
26
35
E
-999
-999
N
29
28
65
0

Wednesday

Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
We
27
0h
34
48
E
1.1
12
N
28
28
100
0
We
27
1h
24
32
E
-999
-999
N
29
28
65
0
We
27
2h
33
39
E
1
12
N
28
31
84
0.1
We
27
3h
33
39
E
1
12
N
28
28
84
0.1
We
27
4h
23
31
E
-999
-999
N
28
28
75
0
We
27
5h
31
39
E
1
12
N
29
31
68
0
We
27
6h
31
39
E
1
12
N
29
28
68
0
We
27
7h
19
27
E
-999
-999
N
28
28
84
0
We
27
8h
31
35
E
1
12
N
29
31
78
0.2
We
27
9h
31
35
E
1
12
N
29
28
78
0.2
We
27
10h
24
33
E
-999
-999
N
29
28
79
0
We
27
11h
31
34
E
1
12
N
29
31
76
0.1
We
27
12h
31
34
E
1
12
N
29
28
76
0.1
We
27
13h
26
37
E
-999
-999
N
29
28
73
0
We
27
14h
28
51
E
1.1
12
N
29
31
67
0.6
We
27
15h
28
51
E
1.1
12
N
29
28
67
0.6
We
27
16h
19
27
E
-999
-999
N
29
28
56
0
We
27
17h
23
43
E
0.7
12
N
29
31
61
0
We
27
18h
23
43
E
0.7
12
N
29
28
61
0
We
27
19h
22
30
E
-999
-999
N
29
28
48
0
We
27
20h
23
37
E
0.8
14
N
29
31
67
0
We
27
21h
23
38
E
0.8
14
N
29
28
67
0
We
27
22h
22
30
E
-999
-999
N
28
28
80
0.1

Thursday

Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Th
28
0h
29
38
E
1.1
14
N
29
28
60
0
Th
28
1h
20
27
E
-999
-999
N
28
28
76
0.1
Th
28
2h
30
34
E
1.1
14
N
29
31
65
0
Th
28
3h
30
34
E
1.1
14
N
29
28
65
0
Th
28
4h
19
25
E
-999
-999
N
28
28
77
0
Th
28
5h
28
33
E
1.1
14
N
29
31
54
0
Th
28
6h
28
34
E
1.1
14
N
29
28
54
0
Th
28
7h
18
24
E
-999
-999
N
28
28
73
0
Th
28
8h
27
47
E
1.1
13
N
29
31
62
0
Th
28
9h
27
47
E
1.1
13
N
29
28
62
0
Th
28
10h
15
21
E
-999
-999
N
28
28
65
0
Th
28
11h
24
36
E
0.6
10
NW
29
31
57
0
Th
28
12h
24
36
E
0.6
10
NW
29
28
57
0
Th
28
13h
19
27
E
-999
-999
N
28
28
87
0.1
Th
28
14h
23
43
E
0.6
10
N
29
31
65
0
Th
28
15h
23
43
E
0.6
10
N
29
28
65
0
Th
28
16h
14
19
E
-999
-999
N
29
28
70
0
Th
28
17h
23
43
E
0.6
10
NW
29
31
61
0
Th
28
18h
23
43
E
0.6
10
NW
29
28
61
0
Th
28
19h
18
25
E
-999
-999
N
29
28
79
0.1
Th
28
20h
25
47
E
0.7
10
NW
29
31
76
0
Th
28
21h
25
47
E
0.7
10
NW
29
28
76
0
Th
28
22h
19
26
E
-999
-999
N
29
28
66
0

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.