
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), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 12AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 21). 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) | 17s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
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 Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
334 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 326 | 314 | 302 | 299 | 299 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 245 | 239 | 595 | 585 | 527 | 508 | 412 | |
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 | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:59PM1.85m | 8:58AM1.60m | 7:45PM1.90m | 9:15AM1.68m | 8:27PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM1.24m | 2:14AM0.44m | 1:56PM1.12m | 2:43AM0.42m | 2:34PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
334 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 326 | 314 | 302 | 116 | 299 | 302 | 165 | 183 | 226 | 232 | 197 | 595 | 585 | 527 | 508 | 412 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 59 | 19 | 37 | 299 | 55 | 77 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 245 | 180 | 224 | 212 | 209 | 209 | 209 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | SW 15 | SSW 12 |
47 | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 120 | 114 | 111 | 136 | 239 | 9 | 11 | — | 255 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
50 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 104 | 18 | — | 90 | 147 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 243 | 97 | 74 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 97 | 16 | 19 |
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