Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
301 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 250 | 229 | 219 | 209 | 212 | 140 | 138 | 140 | 138 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 111 | 109 | 103 | 95 | 121 | 94 | 95 | 177 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:11AM1.71m | 12:31PM1.95m | 1:06AM1.54m | 1:06PM1.98m | 2:17AM1.38m | 1:49PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.71m | 7:08PM0.65m | 6:35AM0.86m | 8:10PM0.62m | 7:04AM1.01m | 9:26PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | S 11 | SSW 12 |
113 | 111 | 104 | 110 | 250 | 229 | 219 | 209 | 212 | 140 | 32 | 140 | 138 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 11 | 74 | 74 | 121 | 83 | 57 | 104 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 19 | NW 7 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
301 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 37 | 27 | 39 | 138 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 80 | 111 | 78 | 103 | 95 | 94 | 58 | 95 | 177 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | NW 7 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | WNW 4 | S 9 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 10 |
10 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 18 | 37 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 17 | 31 | 109 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 94 | 85 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 110 | 104 | 58 | 62 | 36 | 36 | 110 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 26 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 19 | 25 | 63 | 253 | 97 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 63 | 217 | 74 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 126 | 127 | 97 | 25 |
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