
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
331 | 194 | 191 | 177 | 237 | 170 | 163 | 128 | 113 | 131 | 227 | 183 | 190 | 293 | 290 | 287 | 350 | 408 | 408 | 366 | 352 | 348 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.70m | 8:30PM2.21m | 9:54AM1.80m | 9:21PM2.18m | 10:24AM1.89m | 10:09PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM0.98m | 3:27AM0.16m | 3:18PM0.83m | 4:03AM0.23m | 4:07PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
331 | 194 | 191 | 177 | 237 | 170 | 163 | 128 | 113 | 86 | 84 | 80 | 58 | 55 | 290 | 287 | 350 | 408 | 408 | 366 | 49 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | SSW 9 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
43 | 142 | 144 | 138 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 61 | 61 | 21 | 227 | 183 | 190 | 293 | 59 | 62 | 25 | 34 | 48 | 57 | 352 | 348 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 9 | S 8 | NW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | WNW 12 |
49 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 80 | 61 | 61 | 94 | 9 | 131 | 60 | 56 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 62 | 33 | 38 | 11 | 24 | 56 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — |
— | 43 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 43 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 108 | 96 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 97 | 217 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 63 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 19 |
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