
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 3AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
269 | 197 | 228 | 241 | 245 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 208 | 191 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 164 | 124 | 108 | 105 | 128 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:43PM2.38m | 10:13AM1.49m | 8:37PM2.47m | 10:59AM1.56m | 9:30PM2.51m | 11:42AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM-0.01m | 2:11PM1.17m | 4:13AM-0.11m | 3:11PM1.13m | 4:59AM-0.15m | 4:09PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | |
8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | NW 8 |
269 | 80 | 228 | 241 | 245 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 208 | 191 | 88 | 86 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 119 | 108 | 105 | 99 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 |
40 | 197 | 90 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 164 | 124 | 99 | 99 | 51 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 18 | W 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 17 | W 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 17 | W 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 18 |
28 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 61 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 59 | 59 | 96 | 96 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 80 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 41 | 79 | 97 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 61 | 97 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 61 | 126 | 126 |
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