
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 3AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
111 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 96 | 144 | 215 | 325 | 459 | 786 | 860 | 769 | 824 | 457 | 583 | 778 | 1052 | 698 | 563 | 422 | 344 | 256 | 343 | 217 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:22PM2.47m | 12:24PM1.68m | 11:14PM2.36m | 1:06PM1.74m | 00:05AM2.18m | 1:48PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM-0.11m | 5:07PM1.04m | 6:27AM-0.00m | 6:08PM1.01m | 7:08AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | |
8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
59 | 59 | 58 | 72 | 96 | 58 | 56 | 68 | 127 | 569 | 512 | 446 | 457 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 766 | 698 | 563 | 422 | 344 | 256 | 192 | 153 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 |
103 | 108 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 35 | 35 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 129 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 139 | 120 | 178 | 165 | 160 | 220 | 217 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 19 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
111 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 79 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 78 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 120 | 120 | 127 | 104 | 130 | 82 | 102 | 102 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 144 | 215 | 325 | 459 | 786 | 860 | 769 | 824 | 457 | 583 | 778 | 1052 | — | — | — | — | — | 343 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 97 | 126 | 96 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 126 | 243 | 64 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 41 | 61 | 61 |
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