Main Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.97° N 120.66° W

Issued: 9 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Main Street sea temperature is

20.1°C

Main Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Main Street today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Street at 2PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	14s

Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5						Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	3	0	0	1	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	1	4	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	NW 8	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	718	603	522	314	428	557	622	801	841	1226	2786	3028	2662	2388	2133	2107	1923	1899	1706	1642	1455	1435	1223	1318	1122
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide		7:01AM2.03m				7:30PM1.66m				7:29AM2.11m				8:25PM1.64m				7:56AM2.16m				9:15PM1.61m
Low Tide				1:32PM0.58m				1:08AM0.74m				2:14PM0.42m				1:41AM0.87m				2:53PM0.30m				2:13AM0.98m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—
	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	19	22	22	19	19	17	16	16	20	24	23	19	18	18	17	17	21	23	20	19	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	11	14	17	17	15	16	13	12	12	17	19	17	15	15	15	15	15	19	19	17	17	15	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14
kJ	718	603	522	223	172	557	622	801	841	1226	2786	3028	2662	2388	2133	2107	1923	1899	1706	1642	1455	1435	1223	1318	1122
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 11	WNW 15	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 19	WNW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	125	123	118	111	428	155	125	121	665	630	44	46	73	75	107	116	143	150	109	108	148	104	143	143	97
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 7	SW 13	SW 18	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	—	SW 13	—	SW 17	—
kJ	80	80	52	140	61	60	246	346	81	44	49	55	55	55	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	46	—	142	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	N 3	—	NW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	5	—	314	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	16	25	25	22	19	16	16	16	16	16	19	55	19	0	0	0	0	0	61	25	19	19	0	2	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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