Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 1PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
189 | 203 | 212 | 225 | 248 | 203 | 226 | 214 | 220 | 220 | 214 | 181 | 220 | 403 | 435 | 263 | 243 | 287 | 299 | 248 | 432 | 516 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:30AM1.61m | 9:27PM2.10m | 10:51AM1.68m | 10:04PM2.06m | 11:13AM1.75m | 10:43PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM1.03m | 4:26AM0.30m | 4:04PM0.94m | 4:52AM0.35m | 4:44PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | WNW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 8 |
85 | 176 | 212 | 195 | 248 | 203 | 226 | 214 | 220 | 220 | 134 | 181 | 119 | 114 | 435 | 263 | 226 | 181 | 299 | 248 | 432 | 310 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 19 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 18 |
189 | 203 | 122 | 121 | 192 | 139 | 132 | 121 | 116 | 121 | 103 | 123 | 100 | 162 | 83 | 76 | 243 | 287 | 45 | 91 | 27 | 516 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SW 14 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | S 9 | — | S 9 |
124 | 35 | 55 | 55 | 115 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 89 | 102 | 82 | 45 | 91 | 243 | 69 | 47 | 33 | 27 | — | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
150 | 85 | 140 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 214 | — | 220 | 403 | — | — | — | — | 191 | 191 | 279 | 464 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 55 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 96 | 63 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 74 | 251 | 126 | 25 | 25 |
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