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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 • 6 December
0h
29
40
SE
1.1
12
NE
27
26
82
0.5
1h
30
40
SE
0.8
12
N
27
26
77
0.5
2h
30
40
SE
1.1
12
NE
27
26
81
0.8
3h
30
40
SE
0.9
12
N
27
26
89
0.1
4h
28
37
SE
0.8
12
N
27
26
68
0.1
5h
25
34
SE
1.1
12
NE
27
26
93
0
6h
25
34
SE
1.1
12
NE
27
26
98
0
7h
23
32
SE
0.7
12
N
27
26
93
0
8h
23
31
SE
1.1
11
NE
27
26
91
0
9h
23
31
SE
1.1
11
NE
27
26
85
0
10h
24
32
SE
0.7
11
N
27
26
70
0
11h
22
32
SE
1.1
11
NE
27
26
75
0
12h
19
28
S
1.1
8
E
27
26
61
0
13h
15
22
S
0.5
7
NW
27
26
63
0
14h
13
19
S
0.9
8
NE
27
26
74
0
15h
13
19
S
0.9
8
NE
27
26
68
0
16h
11
16
S
1
7
E
27
26
63
0
17h
9
13
SW
0.8
8
NE
27
26
51
0
18h
11
16
W
0.8
8
NE
27
26
88
0.1
19h
13
18
W
0.9
7
E
27
26
86
0.2
20h
15
22
NW
0.8
7
NE
27
26
75
0.5
21h
20
28
NW
0.8
10
NE
27
26
65
0.1
22h
23
32
NW
1.2
7
E
27
26
56
0
23h
24
34
NW
1.4
10
NE
27
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 • 7 December
0h
24
32
N
1.4
10
NE
27
28
11
0
1h
22
30
N
0.9
7
NE
27
28
24
0
2h
21
28
N
1.3
10
NE
27
28
86
0
3h
22
30
N
1.3
10
NE
26
28
69
0
4h
24
32
N
0.8
10
NW
26
28
77
0.1
5h
27
36
N
1.3
10
NE
26
28
88
0.3
6h
32
42
N
1.4
10
NE
26
28
95
0.5
7h
35
46
N
1.2
10
N
26
28
99
0.4
8h
35
45
NE
1.6
10
NE
26
28
96
0.1
9h
34
44
NE
1.5
10
NE
26
28
91
0
10h
33
44
NE
1.3
7
NE
26
28
85
0
11h
32
46
NE
1.4
10
NE
25
28
83
0
12h
32
44
NE
1.3
10
NE
25
28
87
0
13h
31
43
NE
1.3
7
NE
25
28
89
0
14h
31
43
NE
1.3
10
NE
25
28
77
0
15h
31
42
NE
1.3
10
NE
25
28
72
0
16h
31
42
NE
1.3
7
E
25
28
79
0
17h
33
43
NE
1.3
10
NE
25
28
63
0
18h
33
43
NE
1.7
8
NW
25
28
67
0
19h
33
42
NE
1.1
8
NW
25
28
63
0
20h
33
43
NE
1.8
9
NW
25
28
70
0
21h
33
43
NE
1
9
NW
24
28
83
0
22h
33
43
NE
1.1
10
NW
24
28
85
0.1
23h
33
43
NE
1.1
10
NW
24
28
89
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)
Friday • 8 December
0h
34
43
NE
1.1
10
NW
24
28
93
0.1
1h
34
43
NE
1.1
10
NW
24
28
98
0
2h
33
42
NE
1.1
10
NW
24
28
99
0
3h
34
42
NE
1.1
10
NW
24
28
96
0
4h
34
44
NE
1.2
10
NW
24
28
95
0
5h
35
44
NE
1.1
10
NW
25
28
91
0
6h
37
47
NE
1.2
10
NW
25
28
86
0
7h
38
49
NE
1.2
10
NW
25
28
88
0
8h
38
49
NE
1.9
10
NW
25
28
85
0
9h
37
48
NE
1.8
10
NW
25
28
88
0
10h
36
46
NE
1.3
9
NW
26
28
95
0
11h
36
50
NE
1.7
10
NW
25
28
81
0
12h
37
51
NE
1.7
10
NW
25
28
83
0
13h
37
52
NE
1.2
9
NW
25
28
94
0
14h
37
50
NE
1.7
10
NW
26
28
100
0
15h
38
51
E
1.7
9
NW
26
28
100
0
16h
37
49
E
1.3
9
NW
26
28
100
0
17h
38
51
E
1.7
9
NW
26
28
97
0.1
18h
39
52
E
1.7
9
NW
26
28
100
0.1
19h
40
53
E
1.3
10
NW
26
28
100
0.1
20h
41
55
E
1.7
9
NW
26
28
100
0.1
21h
41
56
E
1.8
10
NW
26
28
100
0.1
22h
42
57
E
1.3
10
NW
26
28
99
0.6
23h
41
56
E
1.4
10
NW
26
28
100
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 • 9 December
0h
41
58
E
1.4
10
NW
26
26
72
1.1
1h
42
55
E
1.2
10
NW
26
26
77
0.7
2h
41
55
E
1.4
10
NW
26
26
84
0.5
3h
41
54
E
1.4
10
NW
26
26
99
0.5
4h
40
57
E
1.2
10
NW
26
26
97
0.5
5h
41
46
E
1.4
10
NW
26
26
96
0.4
6h
42
49
E
1.4
10
NW
26
26
90
0.5
7h
42
46
E
1.4
11
NW
26
26
96
0.6
8h
41
55
E
1.4
11
N
27
26
74
0.5
9h
42
55
E
1.4
11
N
27
26
77
0.5
10h
42
59
E
1.5
10
NW
26
26
96
0.3
11h
43
43
E
1.4
11
N
26
26
100
0.5
12h
42
48
E
1.5
10
N
26
26
100
0.2
13h
42
44
E
1.4
10
NW
26
26
100
0.2
14h
42
60
E
1.4
10
N
26
26
100
0.3
15h
42
58
E
1.4
10
N
27
26
94
0.1
16h
41
57
E
1.4
10
N
27
26
69
0
17h
41
56
E
1.4
10
N
27
26
58
0
18h
42
57
E
1.5
10
N
27
26
66
0
19h
42
57
E
1.5
10
NW
27
26
70
0
20h
42
56
E
1.4
10
N
26
26
61
0
21h
42
57
E
1.4
10
N
26
26
67
0.1
22h
44
60
E
1.5
11
N
26
26
86
0
23h
44
61
E
1.6
11
N
26
26
100
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)
Sunday • 10 December
0h
43
56
E
1.5
11
N
26
26
100
0.1
1h
42
56
E
1.5
11
N
26
26
100
0
2h
42
55
E
1.4
11
N
26
26
96
0
3h
41
54
E
1.4
11
N
26
26
82
0
4h
40
53
E
1.4
11
N
26
26
75
0
5h
40
54
E
1.4
11
N
26
26
75
0
6h
40
53
E
1.3
11
N
26
26
79
0
7h
40
53
E
1.4
11
NW
27
26
81
0
8h
40
54
E
1.4
11
N
27
26
81
0.1
9h
40
54
E
1.4
12
N
27
26
80
0.1
10h
40
54
E
1.5
11
NW
27
26
70
0.1
11h
41
47
E
1.4
12
N
26
26
82
0.1
12h
41
45
E
1.4
12
N
26
26
94
0.2
13h
41
58
E
1.5
11
NW
26
26
100
0.1
14h
41
58
E
1.5
11
NW
27
28
92
0.1
15h
41
57
E
1.5
11
NW
27
28
84
0.1
16h
41
57
E
1.5
11
NW
27
26
76
0.1
17h
40
56
E
1.5
11
N
27
28
64
0.1
18h
40
55
E
1.5
11
N
27
28
51
0.1
19h
40
55
E
1.5
11
N
27
26
79
0.1
20h
40
55
E
1.4
11
N
27
28
44
0.1
21h
40
56
E
1.4
11
N
27
28
50
0.1
22h
41
56
E
1.4
11
N
27
26
55
0.1
23h
41
56
E
1.3
11
N
27
28
57
0.2
Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Monday • 11 December
0h
41
55
E
1.3
11
N
27
28
59
0.3
1h
41
55
E
1.3
11
N
27
26
62
0.4
2h
40
54
E
1.2
11
N
27
28
64
0.3
3h
40
54
E
1.2
11
N
27
28
66
0.2
4h
39
53
E
1.1
11
N
27
26
68
0
5h
39
53
E
1.1
11
N
27
28
70
0.2
6h
38
52
E
1.1
11
N
27
28
73
0.3
7h
37
52
E
1.1
11
N
27
26
76
0.4
8h
37
51
E
1.1
10
N
27
28
73
0.3
9h
38
51
E
1.1
10
N
27
28
70
0.3
10h
38
52
E
1.1
10
N
27
26
67
0.2
11h
38
49
E
1.1
10
N
27
28
64
0.2
12h
39
46
E
1.1
10
N
27
28
60
0.2
13h
39
44
E
1.2
10
N
26
26
57
0.3
14h
39
48
E
1.2
10
N
27
28
54
0.2
15h
39
52
E
1.2
10
N
27
28
50
0.2
16h
39
56
E
1.2
10
N
27
26
74
0.1
17h
40
55
E
1.2
10
SW
27
28
46
0.1
18h
40
54
E
1.2
9
SE
27
28
44
0
19h
40
54
E
1.2
9
N
27
26
74
0
20h
39
53
E
1.2
9
E
27
28
44
0
21h
38
52
E
1.1
9
SW
27
28
44
0
22h
37
52
E
1.1
9
NW
27
26
76
0.1
23h
37
51
E
1.1
9
NW
27
28
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)
Tuesday • 12 December
0h
38
51
E
1.1
9
NW
27
28
38
0
1h
39
52
E
1.1
9
NW
27
26
80
0
2h
37
50
E
1.1
9
NW
27
28
38
0
3h
36
49
E
1
9
NW
27
28
42
0
4h
35
48
E
1
9
NW
27
26
81
0
5h
34
46
E
1
9
N
27
28
46
0
6h
33
45
E
1
10
N
27
28
45
0
7h
32
44
E
1
10
N
27
26
79
0.1
8h
32
44
E
0.9
12
N
27
28
47
0.1
9h
32
44
E
0.9
13
N
27
28
50
0.1
10h
32
44
E
0.9
14
N
27
26
53
0.1
11h
33
46
E
1
14
N
27
28
55
0.1
12h
33
48
E
1
14
N
27
28
57
0.1
13h
34
50
E
1
14
N
26
26
59
0.1
14h
35
51
E
1
14
N
27
28
56
0.2
15h
36
52
E
1.1
14
N
27
28
52
0.2
16h
37
52
E
1.1
14
N
27
26
80
0.3
17h
37
52
E
1.1
14
N
27
28
44
0.2
18h
38
52
E
1.1
14
N
27
28
39
0.2
19h
38
51
E
1.1
14
N
27
26
80
0.1
20h
39
53
E
1.2
14
N
27
28
44
0.1
21h
39
53
E
1.2
14
N
27
28
54
0.1
22h
39
54
E
1.3
14
N
27
26
63
0
23h
39
53
E
1.2
14
N
27
28
53
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.