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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 • 29 July
0h
28
38
E
0.9
5
NE
28
27
56
0
1h
28
38
E
0.9
8
E
28
27
45
0
2h
28
38
E
0.9
8
E
28
27
35
0
3h
27
37
E
0.9
8
E
28
27
32
0
4h
25
33
E
0.8
8
E
28
27
34
0
5h
23
32
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
56
0
6h
24
33
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
70
0
7h
24
32
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
65
0
8h
23
31
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
71
0
9h
22
30
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
74
0.1
10h
22
30
E
0.6
8
E
28
27
65
0.1
11h
20
30
E
0.6
8
E
28
27
71
0
12h
19
28
E
0.6
8
E
28
27
68
0
13h
19
28
E
0.6
8
E
28
27
69
0
14h
19
28
E
0.6
8
E
28
27
68
0
15h
19
28
E
0.6
8
E
28
27
71
0
16h
21
30
E
0.6
8
E
28
27
77
0
17h
23
32
E
0.8
8
E
28
27
73
0
18h
24
34
E
0.8
8
E
28
27
63
0
19h
25
35
E
0.7
7
E
28
27
80
0
20h
27
38
E
0.9
8
E
28
27
67
0
21h
27
38
E
0.9
5
E
28
27
52
0
22h
28
39
E
0.9
7
E
28
27
57
0
23h
27
37
E
0.8
8
E
28
27
62
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 • 30 July
0h
26
35
E
0.8
8
E
28
27
63
0
1h
25
34
E
0.7
9
E
28
27
51
0
2h
24
34
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
54
0
3h
24
32
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
56
0
4h
23
32
E
0.6
9
E
28
27
80
0
5h
22
30
E
0.6
8
E
28
27
51
0
6h
21
29
E
0.5
8
E
28
27
28
0
7h
21
28
E
0.6
7
E
28
27
35
0
8h
20
27
E
0.5
8
E
28
27
58
0
9h
20
27
E
0.6
8
E
28
27
66
0
10h
19
27
E
0.5
8
E
28
27
68
0
11h
19
28
E
0.5
8
E
28
27
68
0
12h
18
27
E
0.5
8
E
28
27
65
0
13h
18
26
E
0.4
8
E
28
27
61
0
14h
18
26
E
0.5
4
E
28
27
59
0
15h
19
27
E
0.5
4
E
28
27
56
0
16h
19
27
E
0.5
8
E
28
27
54
0
17h
19
27
E
0.6
8
E
28
27
54
0
18h
21
30
E
0.6
8
E
28
27
57
0
19h
22
31
E
0.7
7
E
28
27
57
0
20h
24
33
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
57
0
21h
24
35
E
0.7
7
E
28
27
57
0
22h
25
36
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
52
0
23h
24
35
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
71
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 • 31 July
0h
25
34
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
56
0
1h
24
33
E
0.6
8
E
28
27
51
0
2h
24
32
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
56
0
3h
24
33
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
63
0
4h
24
33
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
68
0
5h
24
33
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
82
0
6h
24
33
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
67
0.3
7h
25
34
E
0.6
8
E
28
27
65
0
8h
26
36
SE
0.7
8
E
28
27
64
0
9h
25
35
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
24
0
10h
23
32
E
0.7
8
E
28
27
20
0
11h
22
35
E
0.7
8
E
27
27
28
0
12h
22
33
E
0.6
8
E
28
27
38
0
13h
23
34
E
0.5
8
E
28
27
53
0
14h
23
34
E
0.7
6
E
28
27
56
0
15h
25
36
E
0.8
6
E
28
27
64
0
16h
27
38
E
0.6
4
E
28
27
83
0
17h
27
38
E
0.8
6
E
28
27
82
0.1
18h
27
37
E
0.8
6
E
28
27
77
0
19h
27
38
E
0.8
4
E
28
27
43
0
20h
28
39
E
0.9
6
E
28
27
69
0
21h
31
43
E
0.9
6
E
28
27
16
0
22h
31
44
E
1
12
E
28
27
9
0
23h
31
44
E
1.1
5
E
28
27
12
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 • 1 August
0h
32
44
E
1.1
12
E
28
27
66
0
1h
33
45
E
1
12
E
28
27
67
0
2h
32
43
E
0.9
12
E
28
27
51
0
3h
32
43
E
1
12
E
28
27
51
0
4h
32
43
E
1
5
E
28
27
59
0
5h
31
43
E
1
12
E
28
27
62
0
6h
30
41
E
0.9
12
E
28
27
60
0
7h
29
39
E
1
10
E
28
27
52
0
8h
29
40
E
0.9
8
E
28
27
57
0.1
9h
29
40
E
0.9
12
E
28
27
38
0
10h
27
38
E
1
10
E
28
27
37
0
11h
29
44
E
0.9
12
E
28
27
54
0
12h
29
46
E
0.9
11
E
28
27
23
0
13h
27
42
E
1
11
E
28
27
26
0
14h
28
42
E
0.9
11
E
28
27
55
0
15h
31
44
E
0.9
11
E
28
27
62
0
16h
29
42
E
0.9
11
E
28
27
34
0
17h
28
41
E
0.8
11
E
28
27
20
0
18h
30
48
E
0.9
11
E
27
27
12
0
19h
32
43
E
1.1
11
E
28
27
27
0
20h
32
45
E
1
11
E
28
27
40
0
21h
32
45
E
1.1
11
E
28
27
50
0
22h
33
46
E
1.1
11
E
28
27
52
0
23h
34
47
E
1.1
11
E
28
27
53
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 • 2 August
0h
34
47
E
1.1
10
E
28
27
80
0
1h
34
46
E
1.1
10
E
28
27
84
0
2h
34
46
E
1.1
10
E
28
27
80
0
3h
34
46
SE
1.1
10
E
28
27
85
0
4h
34
45
SE
1.1
10
E
28
27
89
0
5h
34
45
SE
1
10
E
28
27
77
0
6h
33
45
E
1.1
10
E
28
27
84
0
7h
33
45
E
1.1
10
E
28
27
33
0
8h
32
43
E
1
10
E
28
27
36
0
9h
31
43
E
1
10
E
28
27
77
0
10h
31
43
E
1
10
E
28
27
71
0
11h
30
47
E
1
10
E
28
27
51
0
12h
30
45
E
1
10
E
28
27
57
0
13h
29
43
E
0.9
10
E
28
27
61
0
14h
29
42
E
0.9
10
E
28
27
60
0
15h
28
41
E
0.9
10
E
28
27
60
0
16h
28
40
E
0.9
5
E
28
27
53
0
17h
28
39
E
0.9
10
E
28
27
33
0
18h
29
47
E
1
10
E
27
27
10
0
19h
30
43
E
0.9
5
E
28
27
8
0
20h
31
43
E
1
5
E
28
27
9
0
21h
33
46
E
1
5
E
28
27
4
0
22h
33
47
E
1.1
5
E
28
27
6
0
23h
34
48
E
1
5
E
28
27
25
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 • 3 August
0h
35
47
E
1.1
5
E
28
27
27
0
1h
35
47
E
1.1
5
E
28
27
42
0
2h
33
45
E
1
6
E
28
29
45
0
3h
32
44
E
1
8
E
28
29
48
0
4h
31
42
E
1
9
E
28
27
51
0
5h
30
41
E
1
8
E
28
29
55
0.1
6h
30
40
E
1
6
E
28
29
60
0.1
7h
29
39
E
1.1
5
E
28
27
65
0.2
8h
30
40
E
1.1
5
E
28
29
46
0.1
9h
30
41
E
1.1
5
E
28
29
28
0.1
10h
31
42
E
1.1
5
E
28
27
70
0
11h
31
43
E
1.1
5
E
28
29
24
0.1
12h
32
45
E
1.1
5
E
28
29
38
0.1
13h
32
46
E
1.1
5
E
28
27
52
0.2
14h
33
47
E
1.1
5
E
28
29
54
0.1
15h
33
47
E
1.1
5
E
28
29
57
0.1
16h
34
48
E
1.1
5
E
28
27
60
0
17h
35
48
E
1.1
5
E
28
29
61
0
18h
35
48
E
1.2
5
E
28
29
62
0
19h
36
49
E
1.3
5
E
28
27
63
0
20h
36
49
E
1.3
5
E
28
29
54
0
21h
36
50
E
1.3
5
E
28
29
46
0
22h
37
50
E
1.3
5
E
28
27
37
0
23h
37
51
E
1.3
5
E
28
29
37
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 • 4 August
0h
38
51
E
1.3
5
E
28
29
38
0
1h
38
52
E
1.4
5
E
28
27
70
0
2h
37
51
E
1.4
5
E
28
29
37
0
3h
37
50
E
1.4
5
E
28
29
35
0
4h
36
50
E
1.4
5
E
28
27
34
0
5h
36
49
E
1.4
5
E
28
29
34
0
6h
37
49
E
1.4
5
E
28
29
34
0
7h
37
49
E
1.4
5
E
28
27
34
0
8h
36
49
E
1.4
5
E
28
29
33
0
9h
36
49
E
1.3
5
E
28
29
32
0
10h
36
49
E
1.2
5
E
28
27
30
0
11h
35
49
E
1.2
5
E
28
29
32
0
12h
34
50
E
1.1
5
E
28
29
34
0
13h
33
50
E
1
6
E
28
27
35
0
14h
33
50
E
1
6
E
28
29
31
0
15h
33
50
E
1.1
5
E
28
29
27
0
16h
34
51
E
1.1
5
E
28
27
23
0
17h
35
46
E
1.1
5
E
28
29
25
0
18h
37
42
E
1.1
5
E
28
29
27
0
19h
38
38
E
1.1
5
E
28
27
30
0
20h
38
42
E
1.1
5
E
28
29
32
0
21h
37
47
E
1.2
5
E
28
29
35
0
22h
37
51
E
1.2
5
E
28
27
37
0
23h
36
49
E
1.1
6
E
28
29
43
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.