Main Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.97° N 120.66° W

Issued: 9 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Main Street sea temperature is

20.6°C

Main Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Main Street today (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Street at 3PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	15s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Evening (15 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	14s

Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 15						Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	5	4	3	2	4	5	6	!	!	!	!	0	!	!	!	!	4	2	0	1	2	4	4	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	3441	2416	1939	1913	2471	2566	2740	6021	6170	6543	6150	5259	4802	4456	4128	3621	2951	2638	2228	1997	1465	1274	1110	983	828
Wind (km/h)	E	WSW	W	WNW	NNW	NW	NNE	ESE	S	NNW	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	WNW	NW	NW	N	ESE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross-off
High Tide	4:03AM1.49m		12:38PM1.72m						4:47AM1.55m			1:45PM1.61m					5:13AM1.62m			3:08PM1.52m					5:33AM1.71m
Low Tide		7:02AM1.44m				8:49PM0.54m				8:58AM1.41m				9:36PM0.60m					10:32AM1.30m				10:18PM0.65m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—
	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	4:54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	17	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	14	16	16	15	14	13	13	15
Feels °C	14	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	13	9	8	10	9	9	8	9	11	11	12	11	12	10	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	3441	2416	1939	1913	2471	2566	2740	6021	6170	6543	6150	5259	4802	4456	4128	3621	2951	2638	2228	1997	1465	1274	1110	983	828
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	W 18	WNW 18	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	103	61	102	144	251	1503	2700	142	140	140	138	136	136	97	93	70	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	42	39
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 16	SW 13	SW 13	—	SW 15	SSW 15	—	—	—	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	—	—	—	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	—	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	44	102	85	44	—	232	144	—	—	—	15	15	15	—	—	—	12	30	49	30	30	12	—	26	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	61	61	0	0	0	22	22	74	22	74	22	22	22	22	16	19	349	25	19	0	0	0	16
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	4	4	5	6	9	9	9	4	4	7	4	4	4	7	8	4			5	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	9	9	7	6	8	5	7	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	5	8	9	8	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	7	8	7	5	5	5	5	6	9	9

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