
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 2PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
753 | 392 | 521 | 593 | 675 | 612 | 524 | 402 | 336 | 264 | 394 | 356 | 322 | 235 | 224 | 241 | 243 | 249 | 269 | 266 | 263 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:06PM1.74m | 00:05AM2.18m | 1:48PM1.79m | 00:59AM1.94m | 2:30PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM-0.00m | 6:08PM1.01m | 7:08AM0.16m | 7:12PM0.98m | 7:47AM0.36m | 8:22PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 7 |
457 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 675 | 612 | 524 | 402 | 336 | 264 | 212 | 217 | 197 | 187 | 165 | 161 | 121 | 99 | 79 | 266 | 263 | 107 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 16 |
125 | 129 | 125 | 123 | 118 | 109 | 120 | 178 | 165 | 160 | 220 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 224 | 211 | 206 | 203 | 269 | 206 | 127 | 263 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
78 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 120 | 120 | 127 | 104 | 130 | 130 | 81 | 102 | 102 | 81 | 106 | 241 | 243 | 249 | 258 | 45 | 44 | 93 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — |
753 | 392 | 521 | 593 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 394 | 356 | 322 | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | 85 | 80 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 126 | 251 | 63 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 244 | 97 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 97 | 97 | 25 | 16 |
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