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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 • 18 March
0h
35
47
E
1.2
7
E
26
24
70
0
1h
36
49
SE
1.3
10
E
26
24
38
0
2h
36
49
SE
1.2
7
E
26
24
37
0
3h
37
49
SE
1.2
7
E
26
24
40
0
4h
37
49
SE
1.3
13
E
26
24
43
0
5h
37
51
SE
1.3
8
E
26
24
44
0
6h
37
49
SE
1.3
8
E
26
24
45
0
7h
36
49
SE
1.2
13
E
26
24
56
0
8h
35
47
SE
1.2
13
E
26
24
60
0
9h
33
45
SE
1.1
13
E
26
24
57
0
10h
32
43
SE
1.3
12
E
26
24
32
0
11h
31
46
SE
1.1
12
E
25
24
55
0
12h
30
45
SE
1
12
E
26
24
50
0
13h
29
43
SE
1.1
12
E
26
24
85
0
14h
28
42
SE
1
12
E
26
24
54
0
15h
28
41
SE
0.9
12
E
26
24
63
0
16h
27
38
SE
0.9
12
E
26
24
71
0
17h
24
34
SE
0.7
12
E
26
24
55
0
18h
25
35
SE
0.8
12
E
26
24
53
0
19h
25
35
SE
0.8
13
E
26
24
69
0
20h
26
37
SE
0.9
12
E
26
24
84
0
21h
27
38
SE
0.9
12
E
26
24
87
0
22h
26
36
SE
1
13
E
26
24
85
0
23h
24
34
SE
0.9
13
E
26
24
81
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 • 19 March
0h
23
31
SE
0.8
13
E
26
24
24
0
1h
21
29
SE
0.9
12
E
26
24
20
0
2h
22
29
SE
0.6
6
NE
26
24
18
0
3h
20
28
S
0.6
6
NE
26
24
47
0
4h
19
27
S
0.6
7
E
26
24
34
0
5h
17
24
S
0.4
6
NE
26
24
28
0
6h
13
19
S
0.3
6
NE
26
24
75
2.6
7h
11
17
SW
0.3
6
E
26
24
75
0.1
8h
15
24
W
0.3
6
NE
26
24
75
2
9h
14
22
W
0.4
6
NE
27
24
16
0
10h
15
23
W
0.3
6
E
27
24
14
0
11h
16
29
W
0.4
6
NE
26
24
16
0
12h
17
17
W
0.5
6
NE
23
24
14
0
13h
18
30
W
0.4
6
E
26
24
16
0
14h
16
33
W
0.4
6
NE
24
24
15
0
15h
17
34
W
0.4
6
NE
24
24
13
0
16h
16
31
NW
0.4
6
E
25
24
8
0
17h
18
32
NW
0.4
6
NE
25
24
6
0
18h
15
25
N
0.4
6
NE
26
24
0
0
19h
18
29
N
0.4
6
E
26
24
0
0
20h
21
30
N
0.5
6
NE
26
24
2
0
21h
22
32
N
0.5
6
NE
26
24
2
0
22h
25
36
N
0.5
6
E
26
24
6
0
23h
23
32
N
0.7
6
NE
26
24
10
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 • 20 March
0h
19
27
NE
0.7
7
NE
26
24
41
0
1h
19
25
NE
0.5
7
E
26
24
66
0
2h
19
25
NE
0.6
7
NE
25
24
77
0
3h
16
22
NE
0.5
7
E
25
24
80
0
4h
15
21
NE
0.5
7
E
25
24
59
0
5h
14
19
NE
0.4
6
E
25
24
26
0
6h
15
21
NE
0.4
6
E
25
24
81
0.1
7h
16
22
NE
0.5
7
E
24
24
72
0
8h
20
27
NE
0.4
6
E
25
24
76
0
9h
19
26
NE
0.5
5
N
24
24
68
1.5
10h
19
25
NE
0.3
7
E
24
24
68
0.4
11h
17
24
NE
0.7
6
N
24
24
59
0
12h
15
22
NE
0.8
10
N
24
24
53
0
13h
18
25
NE
0.4
10
N
24
24
61
0
14h
16
23
NE
0.5
10
N
24
24
57
0
15h
19
28
NE
0.6
10
N
24
24
67
0
16h
23
33
NE
0.6
10
N
24
24
65
0
17h
24
34
NE
0.7
10
N
24
24
71
0
18h
25
37
NE
0.7
10
N
24
24
69
0
19h
27
39
NE
0.7
9
N
24
24
81
0
20h
26
35
NE
0.8
9
N
24
24
90
0
21h
25
34
NE
0.8
9
N
24
24
77
0
22h
24
33
NE
0.9
9
N
24
24
76
0.1
23h
24
33
NE
0.6
9
N
24
24
71
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)
Thursday • 21 March
0h
25
33
NE
0.6
9
N
24
26
76
0.1
1h
26
34
NE
0.9
9
N
24
26
74
0.1
2h
24
32
NE
0.6
9
N
24
26
64
0
3h
23
31
NE
0.7
9
N
24
26
51
0
4h
23
31
NE
0.9
9
N
24
26
55
0
5h
24
32
NE
0.7
9
N
24
26
59
0
6h
24
32
NE
0.7
7
N
24
26
81
0
7h
23
31
NE
1
8
N
24
26
44
0
8h
23
30
NE
0.7
7
N
24
26
41
0
9h
23
32
NE
0.8
8
N
24
26
56
0
10h
24
32
NE
1.3
8
N
24
26
39
0
11h
24
34
NE
0.8
8
N
24
26
29
0
12h
22
30
NE
0.8
8
N
24
26
63
0
13h
22
30
NE
1
8
N
24
26
80
0
14h
23
32
NE
0.9
9
N
24
26
70
0
15h
24
36
NE
0.9
9
N
24
26
32
0
16h
25
40
NE
1
9
N
23
26
13
0
17h
27
44
E
1
9
N
23
26
11
0
18h
30
45
E
1
9
N
24
26
46
0
19h
33
49
E
1
8
NE
24
26
72
0
20h
35
47
E
1.7
9
N
24
26
59
0.1
21h
37
50
E
1.7
9
N
24
26
64
0
22h
35
48
E
1
8
NE
24
26
72
0.1
23h
36
49
E
1
8
N
24
26
71
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 • 22 March
0h
36
46
E
1
8
N
24
24
71
0
1h
33
42
E
1.5
8
N
24
24
70
0
2h
33
43
E
0.9
8
N
24
24
59
0
3h
32
42
E
0.9
8
N
24
24
89
0.1
4h
33
44
E
1.2
7
NE
24
24
77
0
5h
33
44
E
1
8
N
24
24
75
0
6h
37
48
E
1
8
N
24
24
53
0
7h
37
49
E
1.5
13
NE
24
24
43
0
8h
38
50
E
1.2
8
N
24
24
22
0
9h
38
50
E
1.3
8
NE
24
24
64
0
10h
38
51
E
1.5
8
NE
24
24
81
0
11h
37
51
E
1.3
8
E
24
24
82
0
12h
36
51
E
1.3
8
E
24
24
84
0
13h
35
48
E
1.4
8
NE
24
24
64
0
14h
33
47
E
1.2
8
NE
24
24
81
0
15h
34
48
E
1.2
8
NE
24
24
96
0
16h
35
49
E
1.4
12
NE
24
24
89
0
17h
37
51
E
1.4
8
NE
25
24
96
0
18h
38
52
E
1.5
8
NE
25
24
78
0
19h
39
53
E
1.4
12
E
25
24
89
0
20h
41
57
E
1.4
12
E
25
24
92
0
21h
42
57
E
1.3
12
E
25
24
89
0.1
22h
41
56
E
1.3
12
E
25
24
91
0.1
23h
41
57
E
1.3
12
E
25
24
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)
Saturday • 23 March
0h
41
55
SE
1.3
12
E
26
24
100
0.1
1h
40
55
SE
1.2
12
E
25
24
100
0
2h
39
53
SE
1.2
12
E
26
24
89
0
3h
39
53
SE
1.2
12
E
25
24
80
0.1
4h
36
49
SE
1.1
12
E
26
24
69
0
5h
35
47
SE
1.1
12
E
26
24
71
0
6h
35
48
SE
1.1
12
E
26
24
74
0
7h
36
49
SE
1
12
E
26
24
75
0
8h
35
47
SE
1
12
E
26
26
80
0
9h
34
46
SE
1
12
E
26
26
85
0
10h
33
45
SE
1
12
E
26
24
90
0
11h
33
46
SE
1
12
E
26
26
85
0.2
12h
33
47
SE
1.1
12
E
26
26
80
0.3
13h
33
48
SE
1.1
12
E
26
24
75
0.4
14h
30
45
SE
1
10
E
26
26
75
0.4
15h
28
42
SE
1
9
E
26
26
76
0.4
16h
25
39
SE
0.9
8
E
26
24
76
0.5
17h
24
38
SE
0.8
8
E
26
26
74
0.3
18h
23
37
SE
0.8
8
E
26
26
72
0.2
19h
22
35
SE
0.7
8
E
26
24
69
0
20h
22
34
SE
0.7
8
E
26
26
75
0
21h
22
32
SE
0.8
8
E
26
26
80
0.1
22h
22
31
SE
0.8
8
E
26
24
85
0.1
23h
27
34
S
0.8
8
E
24
26
90
7
Windspeed (kph)
Wind Gusts (kph)
Wind Direction
Waves (m)
Wave Period (s)
Wave Direction
Tide
Temperature (°C)
Water Temp. (°C)
Clouds (%)
Rainfall (mm)
Sunday • 24 March
0h
31
37
W
0.8
8
E
24
26
95
13.9
1h
36
41
NW
0.9
8
E
23
26
100
20.7
2h
32
37
SW
0.9
8
E
23
26
80
13.8
3h
28
34
SE
0.9
8
E
22
26
60
7
4h
24
31
NE
0.9
8
E
22
26
85
0.1
5h
19
25
NE
0.7
8
E
23
26
33
0.1
6h
15
19
NE
0.6
8
E
23
26
25
0
7h
10
14
NE
0.4
8
E
23
26
17
0
8h
9
12
E
0.5
8
E
24
26
20
0
9h
8
10
SE
0.5
8
E
24
26
24
0
10h
6
9
S
0.6
8
E
24
26
27
0
11h
9
13
SW
0.6
8
E
24
26
43
0
12h
12
16
W
0.7
8
E
24
26
60
0
13h
14
20
NW
0.7
8
E
24
26
76
0
14h
15
22
NW
0.6
8
E
24
26
78
0
15h
17
23
NW
0.6
8
E
24
26
80
0
16h
18
25
NW
0.5
8
E
24
26
82
0
17h
19
28
NW
0.5
8
E
24
26
64
0
18h
21
31
NW
0.5
8
E
24
26
46
0
19h
22
34
NW
0.5
8
E
24
26
28
0
20h
20
30
NW
0.5
8
E
24
26
52
0
21h
18
26
NW
0.5
8
E
24
26
76
0
22h
16
22
NW
0.4
8
E
24
26
100
0
23h
15
20
SW
0.5
8
E
24
26
96
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.