Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 210 | 148 | 124 | 175 | 282 | 352 | 465 | 412 | 336 | 297 | 465 | 326 | 339 | 604 | 306 | 320 | 559 | 500 | 410 | 346 | 258 | 508 | 483 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:25PM1.72m | 11:10AM2.11m | 00:19AM1.60m | 11:45AM2.14m | 1:24AM1.48m | 12:25PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM0.80m | 6:02PM0.37m | 5:27AM0.94m | 6:56PM0.34m | 5:59AM1.07m | 7:58PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 147 | 113 | 117 | 121 | 102 | 106 | 111 | 465 | 412 | 336 | 297 | 273 | 264 | 264 | 604 | 306 | 191 | 559 | 500 | 410 | 346 | 258 | 508 | 483 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | WNW 16 | SSW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 203 | 148 | 148 | 124 | 118 | 104 | 104 | 137 | 226 | 164 | 193 | 186 | 245 | 245 | 257 | 229 | 320 | 201 | 193 | 151 | 147 | 145 | 132 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 132 | 130 | 127 | 42 | 74 | 60 | 86 | 229 | 69 | 164 | 169 | 162 | 19 | 107 | 245 | 248 | 201 | 73 | 156 | 229 | 218 | 209 | 50 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 240 | 210 | — | 105 | 175 | 282 | 352 | — | — | — | — | 465 | 326 | 339 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 19 | 74 | 251 | 108 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 74 | 97 | 97 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 127 | 24 | 16 | 0 |
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