
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 5PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | 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 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 237 | 227 | 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 | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.75m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | 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 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
13 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 108 | 255 | 252 | 252 | 117 | 129 | 144 | 144 | 148 | 111 | 111 | 125 | 136 | 153 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | 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 18 | SW 18 |
103 | 102 | 99 | 91 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 162 | 199 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 252 | 252 | 255 | 255 | 311 | 311 | 314 | 307 | 304 | 300 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
184 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 184 | 181 | 85 | 61 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — |
23 | 14 | 35 | 133 | 170 | 237 | 227 | — | — | 108 | 124 | 140 | 205 | 189 | — | — | — | — | — | 218 | 237 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 25 | 251 | 81 | 74 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 61 | 97 | 74 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 25 | 96 | 25 | 55 |
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