Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 14 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 133 | 138 | 221 | 241 | 272 | 258 | 269 | 287 | 291 | 251 | 196 | 174 | 164 | 164 | 167 | 223 | 217 | 167 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:44PM1.88m | 4:38AM1.27m | 3:34PM1.85m | 7:02AM1.28m | 4:35PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.72m | 8:29AM1.14m | 11:37PM0.67m | 9:17AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 175 | 109 | 110 | 149 | 192 | 177 | 172 | 269 | 287 | 87 | 87 | 99 | 144 | 157 | 157 | 121 | 121 | 127 | 167 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 85 | 133 | 113 | 221 | 241 | 255 | 258 | 37 | 61 | 291 | 251 | 196 | 174 | 164 | 164 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 107 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 20 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 138 | 24 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 59 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 82 | 74 | 102 | 106 | 15 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 87 | 91 | — | 211 | — | 272 | — | 111 | 102 | — | — | 150 | — | — | — | — | 223 | 217 | 120 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 74 | 78 | 25 | 19 | 64 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 74 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 244 | 97 | 63 | 16 |
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