
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 9PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
299 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 245 | 239 | 569 | 550 | 475 | 419 | 366 | 359 | 359 | 352 | 275 | 275 | 281 | 286 | 291 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:45PM1.90m | 9:15AM1.68m | 8:27PM1.93m | 9:33AM1.77m | 9:09PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM1.12m | 2:43AM0.42m | 2:34PM0.99m | 3:10AM0.43m | 3:12PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
299 | 302 | 302 | 188 | 209 | 215 | 174 | 569 | 212 | 475 | 419 | 366 | 359 | 359 | 352 | 275 | 275 | 281 | 286 | 291 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
55 | 96 | 120 | 302 | 302 | 245 | 239 | 224 | 11 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 198 | 192 | 181 | 176 | 176 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
24 | 23 | 23 | 114 | 147 | 136 | 147 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
90 | 143 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | 550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 74 | 74 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 55 | 61 | 96 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 97 | 16 | 16 |
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