Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 2PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 161 | 157 | 173 | 163 | 218 | 203 | 280 | 243 | 287 | 299 | 248 | 432 | 516 | 600 | 781 | 600 | 499 | 443 | 508 | 567 | 665 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:51AM1.68m | 10:04PM2.06m | 11:13AM1.75m | 10:43PM1.98m | 11:37AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.94m | 4:52AM0.35m | 4:44PM0.85m | 5:17AM0.45m | 5:28PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 11 | WNW 7 | S 11 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 191 | 161 | 157 | 173 | 119 | 136 | 112 | 280 | 243 | 208 | 299 | 180 | 197 | 249 | 263 | 263 | 296 | 499 | 443 | 508 | 567 | 487 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 116 | 157 | 111 | 157 | 100 | 114 | 91 | 76 | 69 | 287 | 45 | 248 | 432 | 516 | 600 | 781 | 600 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 567 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | S 10 | W 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 103 | 103 | 32 | 102 | 21 | 162 | 108 | 243 | 44 | 47 | 34 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 163 | 218 | 203 | — | 208 | — | 136 | — | — | — | — | 452 | 452 | 296 | 336 | 400 | 496 | 665 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 49 | 25 | 74 | 55 | 74 | 19 | 25 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 126 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 74 | 126 | 126 | 97 | 25 |
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