Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 11PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 325 | 257 | 204 | 201 | 520 | 418 | 360 | 286 | 258 | 500 | 475 | 475 | 367 | 475 | 171 | 386 | 352 | 275 | 275 |
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 | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:45AM2.14m | 1:24AM1.48m | 12:25PM2.13m | 2:47AM1.39m | 1:16PM2.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM0.34m | 5:59AM1.07m | 7:58PM0.35m | 6:38AM1.19m | 9:12PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 264 | 325 | 257 | 188 | 179 | 520 | 418 | 360 | 286 | 258 | 500 | 475 | 475 | 367 | 475 | 151 | 386 | 352 | 275 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 245 | 245 | 96 | 204 | 196 | 198 | 193 | 151 | 147 | 145 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 99 | 123 | 171 | 114 | 113 | 108 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | NW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 245 | 115 | 201 | 73 | 118 | 233 | 218 | 209 | 50 | 50 | 81 | 81 | 50 | 93 | 80 | 104 | 101 | 135 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 261 | 324 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 53 | 127 | 97 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 97 | 16 | 16 |
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