Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 9AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 6 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 241 | 255 | 258 | 269 | 287 | 248 | 251 | 196 | 174 | 164 | 164 | 167 | 223 | 206 | 173 | 167 | 164 | 108 | 105 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 149 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:38AM1.27m | 3:34PM1.85m | 7:02AM1.28m | 4:35PM1.83m | 8:28AM1.35m | 5:40PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM1.14m | 11:37PM0.67m | 9:17AM1.26m | 00:47AM0.59m | 10:56AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 158 | 255 | 108 | 269 | 287 | 248 | 85 | 96 | 144 | 153 | 157 | 157 | 131 | 120 | 113 | 117 | 117 | 108 | 105 | 85 | 66 | 66 | 97 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 241 | 42 | 258 | 37 | 61 | 59 | 251 | 196 | 174 | 164 | 164 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 106 | 93 | 68 | 68 | 85 | 85 | 66 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | SW 20 | WNW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 22 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 15 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 83 | 74 | 102 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 164 | 96 | 89 | 87 | 49 | 49 | 85 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | 218 | 132 | — | 108 | 99 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 223 | 206 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 73 | 149 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 19 | 97 | 97 | 74 | 74 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 236 | 244 | 63 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 97 | 64 | 25 | 16 |
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