
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 12PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
189 | 195 | 364 | 354 | 264 | 264 | 443 | 419 | 436 | 445 | 367 | 339 | 346 | 346 | 275 | 229 | 173 | 167 | 158 | 127 | 144 | 87 | 87 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:34AM1.94m | 8:56PM1.71m | 8:58AM2.07m | 9:46PM1.70m | 9:25AM2.18m | 10:38PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.65m | 2:57PM0.62m | 2:41AM0.72m | 3:36PM0.42m | 3:12AM0.82m | 4:18PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
189 | 143 | 253 | 226 | 264 | 145 | 173 | 419 | 436 | 445 | 367 | 339 | 346 | 346 | 275 | 229 | 173 | 166 | 130 | 127 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
178 | 142 | 271 | 268 | 114 | 264 | 114 | 171 | 255 | 236 | 176 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 158 | 121 | 144 | 87 | 87 | 87 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
64 | 195 | 142 | 116 | — | 113 | — | 78 | — | — | 58 | 59 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 12 | — | — | — | 26 | 66 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
94 | — | 364 | 354 | 256 | 217 | 443 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 19 | 19 | 74 | 126 | 108 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 97 | 63 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 96 | 19 | 16 |
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