Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 1PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 243 | 249 | 269 | 266 | 263 | 263 | 259 | 191 | 211 | 293 | 358 | 354 | 330 | 239 | 233 | 224 | 227 | 242 | 280 | 242 | 348 | 224 |
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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.85m | 1:58AM1.69m | 3:13PM1.88m | 3:09AM1.47m | 3:57PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.36m | 8:22PM0.95m | 8:25AM0.58m | 9:39PM0.90m | 9:02AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 86 | 76 | 269 | 266 | 263 | 263 | 60 | 78 | 78 | 57 | 358 | 354 | 330 | 103 | 177 | 183 | 173 | 222 | 280 | 237 | 348 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 206 | 203 | 258 | 206 | 26 | 67 | 259 | 191 | 211 | 293 | 188 | 117 | 141 | 239 | 101 | 68 | 227 | 242 | 157 | 242 | 151 | 224 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 243 | 249 | 45 | 45 | 68 | 25 | 46 | 121 | 191 | 188 | 130 | 186 | 186 | 139 | 233 | 224 | 67 | 64 | 106 | 106 | 64 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 57 | 75 | 15 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 40 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 64 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 243 | 97 | 97 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 243 | 253 | 97 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 61 | 97 | 126 |
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