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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 • 9 May
0h
18
25
E
1.3
9
NE
24
24
62
0
1h
17
23
E
0.4
9
NE
24
24
63
0
2h
16
21
E
1.3
8
NE
24
24
70
0
3h
17
22
E
1.3
8
NE
24
24
88
0
4h
16
21
E
0.4
8
NE
24
24
91
0
5h
15
21
E
1.2
8
NE
24
24
90
0
6h
15
20
E
1.2
8
NE
25
24
83
0
7h
14
18
E
0.3
8
NE
25
24
73
0
8h
13
17
E
1.2
8
NE
25
24
48
0
9h
13
17
E
1.2
8
NE
25
24
18
0
10h
14
19
E
0.3
8
NE
25
24
21
0
11h
13
20
E
1.2
8
NE
24
24
28
0
12h
14
22
E
1.2
8
NE
24
24
31
0
13h
15
22
E
0.3
8
NE
24
24
19
0
14h
15
25
E
1.2
8
NE
24
24
6
0
15h
15
30
E
1.2
8
NE
23
24
5
0
16h
16
30
NE
0.3
8
NE
23
24
4
0
17h
18
31
NE
1.2
8
NE
23
24
3
0
18h
19
31
E
1.2
8
NE
24
24
3
0
19h
21
30
E
0.5
8
NE
25
24
10
0
20h
23
31
E
1.2
8
NE
25
24
21
0
21h
23
32
E
1.2
8
NE
25
24
37
0
22h
25
35
E
0.6
8
E
25
24
50
0
23h
26
36
E
1.2
8
NE
25
24
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)
Saturday • 10 May
0h
25
33
E
1.2
8
NE
25
24
53
0
1h
25
33
E
1.5
8
E
25
24
56
0
2h
23
31
E
1.2
8
NE
25
24
50
0
3h
23
31
E
1.2
8
NE
25
24
45
0
4h
24
32
E
1.5
8
E
25
24
29
0
5h
24
33
E
1.2
8
E
25
24
6
0
6h
23
31
E
1.1
8
E
25
24
14
0
7h
22
29
E
1.4
8
E
25
24
54
0
8h
22
31
E
1.1
8
E
25
24
59
0
9h
22
30
E
1.1
8
E
26
24
58
0
10h
21
28
E
1.4
8
E
26
24
65
0
11h
21
31
E
1.1
8
E
25
24
60
0
12h
21
31
E
1
8
E
25
24
57
0
13h
21
31
E
0.6
8
E
25
24
31
0
14h
21
31
E
1.1
8
E
25
24
35
0
15h
22
32
E
1.1
8
E
26
24
46
0
16h
23
33
E
0.6
8
E
26
24
56
0
17h
25
35
E
1.2
8
E
26
24
69
0
18h
27
38
E
1.1
8
E
26
24
64
0
19h
28
39
E
0.7
8
E
26
24
65
0
20h
31
43
E
1.2
8
E
26
24
50
0
21h
30
42
E
1.2
8
E
26
24
40
0
22h
30
42
E
0.9
8
E
26
24
57
0
23h
29
40
E
1.4
8
E
26
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)
Sunday • 11 May
0h
30
40
E
1.5
8
E
26
24
72
0
1h
30
41
E
1.1
8
E
26
24
61
0
2h
28
39
E
1.4
8
E
26
24
62
0
3h
30
41
E
0.9
8
E
26
24
69
0
4h
28
38
E
1
8
E
26
24
71
0
5h
26
35
E
0.9
8
E
26
24
62
0
6h
26
36
E
0.8
8
E
26
24
60
0
7h
26
35
E
0.8
8
E
26
24
52
0.1
8h
24
34
E
0.8
8
E
26
24
55
0
9h
26
36
E
0.7
8
E
26
24
49
0
10h
24
33
E
0.8
8
E
26
24
62
0
11h
25
40
E
0.7
8
E
25
24
24
0
12h
26
27
E
0.8
8
E
22
24
88
0
13h
27
42
E
0.7
8
E
26
24
81
0.1
14h
28
35
E
1.3
8
E
23
24
75
0
15h
30
34
E
1.3
8
E
24
24
13
0
16h
29
42
E
0.8
8
E
26
24
39
0
17h
27
39
E
1.3
8
E
26
24
85
0
18h
28
40
E
1.3
8
E
26
24
19
0
19h
28
40
E
1
8
E
26
24
19
0
20h
29
41
E
1.3
8
E
26
24
19
0
21h
28
40
E
1.4
8
E
26
24
19
0
22h
29
40
E
1.1
4
E
26
24
18
0
23h
28
40
E
1.4
8
E
26
24
22
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 • 12 May
0h
29
40
E
1.4
8
E
26
24
18
0
1h
30
41
E
1
4
E
26
24
84
0
2h
30
40
E
1
9
E
26
24
54
0
3h
29
40
E
0.9
9
E
26
24
86
0
4h
30
41
E
1.2
4
E
26
24
53
0
5h
29
40
E
1.4
9
E
26
24
56
0
6h
31
42
E
1.4
9
E
26
24
51
0
7h
31
42
E
0.9
14
E
26
24
89
0
8h
30
41
E
1.4
9
E
26
24
55
0
9h
30
41
E
1.4
9
E
26
24
79
0
10h
29
40
E
0.9
13
E
26
24
50
0
11h
29
45
E
0.8
13
E
26
24
72
0
12h
29
46
E
0.8
13
E
26
24
77
0
13h
28
33
E
0.9
13
E
23
24
73
0
14h
29
45
E
0.9
13
E
26
24
21
0
15h
30
44
E
0.9
13
E
26
24
21
0
16h
30
43
E
1.1
5
E
26
24
47
0
17h
28
40
E
0.9
13
E
26
24
33
0
18h
28
46
E
1
12
E
25
24
12
0
19h
30
44
E
1
5
E
26
24
11
0
20h
30
41
E
1.1
5
E
26
24
10
0
21h
31
45
E
1.1
5
E
26
24
13
0
22h
32
46
E
1.1
5
E
26
24
12
0
23h
33
47
E
1.1
5
E
26
24
20
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 • 13 May
0h
32
45
E
1.1
5
E
26
24
62
0
1h
32
45
E
1.1
5
E
26
24
57
0
2h
32
43
E
1.1
5
E
26
24
60
0
3h
32
44
E
1.1
5
E
26
24
56
0
4h
32
44
E
1.1
5
E
26
24
59
0
5h
31
42
E
1.1
5
E
26
24
63
0
6h
30
41
E
1.1
5
E
26
24
59
0
7h
30
41
E
1.1
5
E
26
24
55
0
8h
29
40
E
1
8
E
26
24
60
0
9h
29
40
E
1
9
E
26
24
60
0
10h
30
41
E
1
11
E
26
24
61
0
11h
31
47
E
1
10
E
26
24
62
0
12h
31
45
E
1
10
E
26
24
68
0
13h
31
46
E
1
10
E
26
24
68
0
14h
31
45
E
1
10
E
26
27
65
0
15h
31
44
E
1
10
E
26
27
63
0
16h
30
43
E
1
10
E
26
24
61
0
17h
31
44
E
1.1
10
E
26
27
59
0
18h
32
45
E
1.1
10
E
26
27
58
0
19h
33
46
E
1.2
10
E
26
24
56
0
20h
32
45
E
1.2
10
E
26
27
41
0
21h
31
43
E
1.2
10
E
26
27
27
0
22h
30
42
E
1.2
10
E
26
24
12
0
23h
30
41
E
1.2
8
E
26
27
22
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 • 14 May
0h
30
41
E
1.1
7
E
26
27
32
0
1h
30
41
E
1.1
5
E
26
24
41
0
2h
31
42
E
1.1
7
E
26
27
56
0
3h
32
44
E
1
8
E
26
27
70
0.1
4h
34
46
E
0.9
10
E
26
24
85
0.1
5h
33
45
E
0.9
10
E
26
27
70
0.1
6h
32
44
E
0.9
10
E
26
27
56
0
7h
31
42
E
0.9
10
E
26
24
41
0
8h
30
41
E
0.9
10
E
26
27
30
0
9h
29
39
E
0.9
10
E
26
27
19
0
10h
27
38
E
0.8
9
E
26
24
8
0
11h
27
39
E
0.8
9
E
26
27
12
0
12h
27
40
E
0.7
8
E
26
27
16
0
13h
26
42
E
0.6
8
E
26
24
20
0
14h
25
36
E
0.8
8
E
25
27
17
0
15h
24
32
E
0.9
7
E
24
27
14
0
16h
23
27
E
1
7
E
24
24
11
0
17h
24
29
E
1.1
7
E
24
27
15
0
18h
24
32
E
1.2
7
E
25
27
18
0
19h
25
35
E
1.2
7
E
26
24
22
0
20h
25
35
E
1.2
7
E
26
27
35
0
21h
26
36
E
1.2
7
E
26
27
47
0
22h
26
37
E
1.2
7
E
26
24
60
0
23h
25
35
E
1.2
8
E
26
27
63
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 • 15 May
0h
25
34
E
1.2
10
E
26
27
65
0
1h
24
33
E
1.1
11
E
26
24
68
0
2h
24
33
E
1.1
11
E
26
27
70
0
3h
24
33
E
1.1
11
E
26
27
72
0
4h
25
33
E
1.1
11
E
26
24
73
0
5h
25
34
E
1.1
9
E
26
27
58
0
6h
25
34
E
1.1
7
E
26
27
42
0.1
7h
25
35
E
1.1
5
E
26
24
83
0.1
8h
25
34
E
1.1
5
E
26
27
38
0.1
9h
25
34
E
1.1
5
E
26
27
49
0
10h
24
33
SE
1.1
5
E
26
24
61
0
11h
24
33
SE
1
7
E
26
27
63
0
12h
23
33
SE
1
9
E
26
27
65
0
13h
22
34
SE
1
10
E
26
24
67
0
14h
21
31
E
1
8
E
26
27
71
0
15h
20
29
E
1
7
E
26
27
75
0
16h
19
27
E
1
5
E
26
24
79
0
17h
19
28
E
1
5
E
26
27
63
0.2
18h
20
28
E
1
5
E
26
27
47
0.3
19h
21
29
E
1
5
E
26
24
80
0.5
20h
21
30
E
1
5
E
26
27
32
0.3
21h
22
31
E
1
5
E
26
27
34
0.2
22h
22
31
E
1
5
E
26
24
36
0
23h
21
30
E
1.1
5
E
26
27
31
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.