Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 7AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 211 | 189 | 195 | 335 | 363 | 299 | 465 | 495 | 471 | 500 | 453 | 382 | 346 | 346 | 300 | 275 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:07PM1.70m | 8:34AM1.94m | 8:56PM1.71m | 8:58AM2.07m | 9:46PM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.65m | 2:57PM0.62m | 2:41AM0.72m | 3:36PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 189 | 189 | 189 | 147 | 232 | 226 | 264 | 264 | 173 | 471 | 500 | 453 | 382 | 346 | 346 | 300 | 275 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 211 | 211 | 178 | 142 | 271 | 268 | 114 | 83 | 84 | 171 | 255 | 236 | 176 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 217 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 64 | 195 | 142 | 116 | — | 151 | — | 78 | — | — | 58 | 59 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 83 | 94 | — | 335 | 363 | 299 | 465 | 495 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 126 | 97 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 97 | 74 | 19 | 16 |
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