Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (16 Jul):
- 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) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 11PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 499 | 508 | 881 | 698 | 537 | 457 | 344 | 298 | 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 | 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 | 6:08PM1.01m | 7:08AM0.16m | 7:12PM0.98m | 7:47AM0.36m | 8:22PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | 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 6 |
| kJ | 122 | 508 | 692 | 698 | 537 | 457 | 344 | 298 | 212 | 226 | 220 | 209 | 204 | 186 | 153 | 118 | 96 | 266 | 263 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 17 | W 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 125 | 121 | 118 | 139 | 120 | 178 | 165 | 160 | 220 | 235 | 217 | 235 | 224 | 211 | 206 | 203 | 269 | 206 | 127 | 263 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 27 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 127 | 104 | 130 | 54 | 81 | 102 | 102 | 81 | 106 | 241 | 243 | 249 | 258 | 45 | 44 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | 499 | — | 881 | — | — | — | — | — | 394 | 356 | 322 | — | — | — | — | — | 164 | 88 | 71 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 64 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 244 | 97 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 243 | 97 | 25 | 25 |
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