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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 • 28 March
0h
19
24
N
0.5
12
N
23
26
15
0
1h
17
22
N
0.5
12
N
23
26
19
0
2h
13
18
N
0.3
12
N
23
26
24
0
3h
14
18
N
0.3
12
N
23
26
38
0
4h
13
18
N
0.3
12
N
23
26
27
0
5h
13
18
N
0.3
12
N
23
26
34
0
6h
12
16
N
0.3
11
N
23
26
48
0
7h
9
12
NW
0.2
11
N
23
26
31
0
8h
10
13
NW
0.2
11
N
23
26
31
0
9h
10
14
W
0.2
11
N
23
26
28
0
10h
11
15
NW
0.2
11
N
23
26
25
0
11h
12
18
NW
0.2
11
N
23
26
25
0
12h
14
20
NW
0.3
11
N
23
26
24
0
13h
17
25
NW
0.4
11
N
23
26
22
0
14h
19
27
NW
0.5
11
N
23
26
26
0
15h
18
27
NW
0.5
11
NE
23
26
14
0
16h
18
28
NW
0.5
10
NE
23
26
12
0
17h
17
29
NW
0.5
11
NE
23
26
8
0
18h
17
23
NW
0.5
11
NE
20
26
0
0
19h
17
21
NW
0.4
10
NE
20
26
0
0
20h
16
22
NW
0.4
11
NE
24
26
0
0
21h
15
21
NW
0.4
10
NE
24
26
0
0
22h
14
19
NW
0.4
10
NE
24
26
0
0
23h
13
19
NW
0.3
10
NE
24
26
0
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 • 29 March
0h
12
15
NW
0.3
10
NE
24
24
0
0
1h
12
15
NW
0.4
10
NE
24
24
2
0
2h
11
15
NW
0.3
10
NE
24
24
4
0
3h
12
16
W
0.3
10
NE
24
24
8
0
4h
14
19
W
0.3
10
NE
24
24
41
0
5h
14
19
NW
0.4
10
NE
24
24
57
0
6h
14
19
NW
0.4
10
NE
24
24
71
0
7h
14
19
NW
0.4
9
NE
24
24
86
0
8h
14
19
NW
0.4
10
NE
24
24
95
0
9h
13
18
W
0.3
10
NE
24
24
93
0
10h
12
17
W
0.3
9
NE
24
24
89
0
11h
12
16
W
0.3
9
NE
24
24
72
0
12h
12
17
W
0.4
9
NE
24
24
57
0
13h
14
20
W
0.4
12
NE
24
24
65
0
14h
14
21
W
0.5
12
NE
24
24
66
0
15h
16
23
W
0.5
12
NE
25
24
82
0
16h
17
24
NW
0.7
12
NE
25
24
94
0
17h
20
27
NW
1.2
12
NE
25
24
100
0.3
18h
28
40
N
1.2
12
NE
24
24
100
0.6
19h
38
54
N
1.1
12
NE
24
24
100
0.2
20h
39
52
N
1.2
12
NE
24
24
100
0
21h
36
50
N
1.2
11
NE
24
24
100
0
22h
35
47
N
1.2
12
N
24
24
91
0
23h
35
48
N
1.2
11
NE
24
24
70
0
Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Saturday • 30 March
0h
35
46
N
1.1
11
NE
24
26
89
0
1h
35
46
N
1.2
12
N
24
26
100
0
2h
35
46
NE
1.1
11
NE
24
26
95
0
3h
35
45
NE
1.1
11
NE
23
26
93
0
4h
35
45
NE
1.2
12
N
23
26
78
0
5h
35
45
NE
1.6
10
NE
23
26
61
0
6h
35
45
NE
1
11
NE
23
26
53
0
7h
35
45
NE
1.2
11
N
23
26
43
0
8h
36
47
NE
1.1
11
NE
23
26
39
0
9h
35
46
NE
1
11
NE
23
26
38
0
10h
34
45
NE
1.1
11
N
23
26
33
0
11h
33
46
NE
1
11
NE
23
26
29
0
12h
32
45
NE
0.9
10
NE
23
26
32
0
13h
32
45
NE
0.9
11
N
23
26
43
0
14h
32
44
NE
0.9
9
NE
23
26
50
0
15h
32
45
NE
0.8
9
NE
23
26
54
0
16h
31
44
NE
0.9
11
NE
23
26
53
0
17h
31
43
NE
0.8
11
NE
23
26
55
0
18h
30
42
NE
0.8
11
NE
23
26
60
0
19h
30
44
NE
0.9
10
N
23
26
67
0
20h
30
40
NE
0.8
11
NE
23
26
71
0
21h
30
40
NE
0.8
11
NE
23
26
74
0
22h
30
39
NE
0.9
10
N
23
26
72
0
23h
28
38
NE
0.8
10
NE
23
26
64
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 • 31 March
0h
27
35
E
0.7
10
NE
23
26
53
0
1h
26
34
E
0.8
10
NE
23
26
47
0
2h
26
34
E
0.6
10
NE
23
26
41
0
3h
25
33
E
0.7
10
NE
23
26
29
0
4h
26
35
E
0.8
10
NE
24
26
44
0
5h
27
35
E
0.8
10
NE
24
26
67
0
6h
27
36
E
0.8
10
NE
24
26
80
0
7h
27
36
E
0.8
10
NE
24
26
65
0
8h
28
37
E
0.8
10
NE
24
26
46
0
9h
29
38
E
0.8
10
NE
24
26
63
0
10h
30
39
E
0.9
10
NE
24
26
71
0
11h
30
42
E
0.8
10
NE
23
26
38
0
12h
31
43
E
0.9
10
NE
23
26
47
0
13h
30
42
E
0.9
10
NE
23
26
51
0
14h
31
43
E
0.9
10
NE
23
26
83
0
15h
31
44
E
0.9
10
NE
23
26
37
0
16h
31
45
E
0.9
10
NE
23
26
27
0
17h
32
48
E
1
10
NE
23
26
20
0
18h
32
48
E
1
10
NE
23
26
27
0
19h
32
48
E
1
10
NE
23
26
32
0
20h
33
44
E
1
10
NE
24
26
26
0
21h
32
44
E
0.9
10
NE
24
26
32
0
22h
32
44
E
1.1
10
NE
24
26
72
0
23h
32
42
E
0.9
10
NE
24
26
86
0.1
Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Monday • 1 April
0h
31
40
E
0.8
10
NE
24
24
90
0
1h
30
39
E
0.9
10
NE
24
24
95
0.1
2h
31
40
E
0.9
10
NE
24
24
79
0
3h
32
42
E
0.8
10
NE
24
24
77
0.1
4h
31
41
E
1
10
NE
24
24
79
0
5h
30
40
E
1
10
NE
24
24
84
0
6h
32
43
E
0.9
10
NE
24
24
77
0
7h
31
41
E
0.9
10
NE
24
24
78
0
8h
31
41
E
0.8
10
NE
24
24
86
0.1
9h
32
42
E
0.8
10
NE
24
24
69
0.1
10h
32
42
E
0.9
9
NE
24
24
61
0
11h
30
42
E
0.9
10
NE
24
24
67
0
12h
31
43
E
0.8
10
NE
24
24
52
0
13h
31
45
E
0.9
9
NE
24
24
40
0
14h
32
47
E
0.7
9
NE
24
24
53
0
15h
31
46
E
0.7
9
NE
24
24
39
0
16h
32
48
E
0.9
9
NE
24
24
39
0
17h
33
48
E
1
9
NE
24
24
48
0
18h
34
50
E
0.9
9
NE
24
24
50
0
19h
33
49
E
1
8
NE
24
24
72
0
20h
33
45
E
1
8
NE
24
24
85
0
21h
33
45
E
1
8
NE
24
24
89
0
22h
33
47
E
1
8
NE
24
24
32
0
23h
35
48
E
1
8
NE
25
24
26
0
Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Tuesday • 2 April
0h
33
44
E
1
8
NE
24
24
70
0
1h
31
41
E
1
8
NE
24
24
51
0
2h
31
42
E
1
8
NE
24
24
39
0
3h
31
42
E
1
8
NE
24
24
46
0
4h
30
39
E
1.1
9
NE
24
24
77
0
5h
31
42
E
1
8
NE
24
24
71
0
6h
30
40
E
1
9
NE
24
24
39
0
7h
28
38
E
1
9
NE
24
24
88
0
8h
28
38
E
1
9
NE
24
26
27
0
9h
28
37
E
1
9
NE
24
26
26
0
10h
28
37
E
1.1
9
NE
24
24
86
0
11h
28
39
E
1
8
NE
24
26
27
0
12h
28
41
E
1
8
NE
24
26
30
0
13h
28
43
E
1
8
NE
24
24
33
0
14h
29
42
E
1
8
E
24
26
43
0
15h
29
42
E
1
8
E
25
26
53
0
16h
30
42
E
1.1
8
E
25
24
63
0
17h
31
43
E
1
11
E
25
26
51
0
18h
32
44
E
1
13
E
25
26
40
0
19h
33
46
E
1
16
E
25
24
29
0
20h
33
46
E
1
15
E
25
26
31
0
21h
34
47
E
1
15
E
25
26
34
0
22h
34
48
E
1
14
E
25
24
36
0
23h
34
47
E
1
14
NE
25
26
41
0
Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Wednesday • 3 April
0h
34
46
SE
1
14
NE
25
26
46
0
1h
33
45
SE
0.9
14
NE
25
24
50
0
2h
33
45
SE
0.9
14
NE
25
26
47
0
3h
34
45
SE
0.9
14
NE
25
26
44
0
4h
34
46
SE
0.9
14
NE
25
24
40
0
5h
33
45
SE
0.9
14
NE
25
26
42
0
6h
33
44
SE
0.9
14
NE
25
26
44
0
7h
32
43
SE
0.9
14
NE
26
24
45
0
8h
32
43
SE
0.9
14
NE
26
26
36
0
9h
31
42
SE
0.9
14
NE
26
26
26
0
10h
31
42
SE
0.9
14
NE
26
24
16
0
11h
29
39
SE
0.9
14
NE
24
26
11
0
12h
28
35
SE
0.8
14
E
23
26
5
0
13h
26
31
SE
0.8
13
E
23
24
0
0
14h
26
30
SE
0.8
13
E
23
26
0
0
15h
26
30
SE
0.7
13
NE
23
26
0
0
16h
26
29
SE
0.7
13
NE
24
24
0
0
17h
25
31
SE
0.7
13
NE
24
26
0
0
18h
24
33
SE
0.7
13
NE
24
26
0
0
19h
23
35
SE
0.7
13
NE
25
24
0
0
20h
23
34
SE
0.7
13
NE
25
26
0
0
21h
23
33
SE
0.6
13
NE
26
26
0
0
22h
23
32
SE
0.5
13
NE
26
24
0
0
23h
23
32
SE
0.5
13
NE
26
26
2
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.