Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 1AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
130 | 127 | 98 | 124 | 132 | 210 | 189 | 203 | 212 | 225 | 248 | 242 | 263 | 220 | 220 | 191 | 186 | 193 | 337 | 373 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:49PM2.09m | 10:30AM1.61m | 9:27PM2.10m | 10:51AM1.68m | 10:04PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM1.12m | 3:59AM0.28m | 3:25PM1.03m | 4:26AM0.30m | 4:04PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
98 | 98 | 94 | 100 | 132 | 105 | 85 | 85 | 212 | 195 | 248 | 242 | 263 | 220 | 220 | 191 | 174 | 193 | 232 | 373 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
130 | 127 | 98 | 93 | 90 | 210 | 189 | 176 | 122 | 121 | 192 | 180 | 127 | 119 | 116 | 160 | 102 | 171 | 157 | 149 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
21 | 20 | 91 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 203 | 55 | 55 | 115 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 89 | 102 | 100 | 162 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — |
73 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | 121 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | — | 337 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 74 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 61 | 63 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 52 | 74 | 16 |
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