Main Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.97° N 120.66° W

Issued: 3 am 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Main Street sea temperature is

20.2°C

Main Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Main Street today (08 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Street at 10AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (08 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	17s

Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 8								Monday 9								Tuesday 10								Wed 11
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	1	2	4	5	!	!	5	5	2	0	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	1	3	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1578	1396	1208	1058	892	998	1155	1893	3659	3429	3221	3221	2612	2577	2285	1905	1725	1356	799	889	917	960	1094	1211	1230	1249	1267
Wind (km/h)	NNW	ENE	NE	N	WNW	NW	N	E	NNE	NE	NE	N	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:23AM2.18m					10:03PM1.58m			8:52AM2.17m					10:50PM1.55m			9:22AM2.15m					11:40PM1.51m
Low Tide		2:13AM0.98m				3:31PM0.23m				2:44AM1.08m					4:09PM0.20m			3:14AM1.16m					4:48PM0.22m			3:45AM1.23m


	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	21	23	21	20	20	20	19	18	21	23	21	20	21	20	19	18	22	26	26	22	20	19	18	19
Feels °C	16	16	16	20	20	19	20	19	18	16	16	19	20	18	18	17	15	15	15	19	23	22	19	17	16	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	1578	1396	1208	1058	892	998	1155	1893	3659	3429	3221	3221	2612	2577	2285	1905	1725	1356	799	889	917	960	1094	1211	1230	1249	1267
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 19	WNW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 8	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	143	103	97	93	91	90	566	1077	88	88	88	87	85	80	109	77	76	75	122	74	73	72	72	71	69	64	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 16	—	—	WNW 21	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 20	S 19	S 19	—	SW 15	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	—	—	SSW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	133	—	—	44	89	88	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	7	—	75	12	30	30	30	—	—	25	64
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	19	0	0	0	55	25	0	0	22	5	0	0	25	55	19	16	19	25	0	0	16	19	16	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	7	6	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	5	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	9	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5

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