
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 4PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
280 | 275 | 534 | 543 | 500 | 607 | 1275 | 903 | 961 | 1000 | 1060 | 972 | 853 | 730 | 631 | 572 | 664 | 540 | 478 | 379 | 547 | 540 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:05AM2.10m | 10:56PM1.74m | 10:32AM2.12m | 11:45PM1.64m | 11:00AM2.10m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.37m | 4:23AM0.83m | 5:23PM0.33m | 4:51AM0.97m | 6:05PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
280 | 275 | 335 | 319 | 500 | 607 | 749 | 322 | 314 | 381 | 1060 | 972 | 853 | 730 | 631 | 572 | 608 | 540 | 478 | 379 | 316 | 232 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 17 | S 10 | WNW 24 | W 24 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 |
206 | 203 | 319 | 203 | 319 | 43 | 505 | 49 | 217 | 282 | 508 | 427 | 502 | 502 | 421 | 416 | 406 | 375 | 360 | 360 | 547 | 540 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 14 | WNW 18 | S 10 | WNW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 | SSW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
70 | 252 | 203 | 42 | 200 | 104 | 47 | 100 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 55 | 656 | 258 | 154 | 391 | 664 | 424 | 332 | 352 | 301 | 355 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 534 | 543 | — | 604 | 1275 | 903 | 961 | 1000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 63 | 181 | 74 | 61 | 25 | 22 | 55 | 55 | 217 | 356 | 253 | 213 | 128 | 84 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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