
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 7AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
184 | 184 | 181 | 162 | 199 | 255 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 255 | 255 | 311 | 311 | 314 | 307 | 304 | 300 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.43m | 4:55PM1.74m | 8:24AM1.49m | 6:05PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.60m | 10:51AM1.39m | 00:58AM0.54m | 12:20PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | WNW 8 |
184 | 87 | 94 | 99 | 105 | 255 | 252 | 252 | 117 | 129 | 148 | 177 | 181 | 143 | 118 | 120 | 304 | 199 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 18 |
87 | 184 | 87 | 162 | 199 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 252 | 252 | 255 | 255 | 311 | 311 | 314 | 307 | 37 | 300 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 12 |
11 | 10 | 181 | 85 | 85 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 58 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — |
164 | 103 | 144 | — | — | 108 | 153 | 127 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | 211 | 148 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 242 | 97 | 74 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 97 | 74 | 16 |
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