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 4AM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 171 | 171 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 227 | 162 | 199 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.75m | 8:06AM1.43m | 4:55PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.64m | 00:01AM0.60m | 10:51AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 171 | 171 | 171 | 17 | 14 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 114 | 129 | 102 | 83 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 114 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | NW 8 | SW 20 | SW 14 | 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 |
| kJ | 72 | 16 | 107 | 169 | 103 | 102 | 99 | 91 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 162 | 199 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 252 | 252 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 30 | 17 | 186 | 184 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 184 | 181 | 85 | 85 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 88 | 17 | 17 | 29 | — | 15 | 37 | 120 | 132 | 181 | 227 | — | — | 85 | 121 | 114 | — | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 97 | 81 | 74 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 242 | 97 | 74 | 25 | 55 |
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